UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to

Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2014

 

Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota   001-33169   41-1967918
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

5929 Baker Road, Suite 475, Minnetonka MN 55345

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(952) 564-3500

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
☐  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
☐  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On August 18, 2014, Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. (“Wireless Ronin” or the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with institutional and accredited investors pursuant to which it offered and issued an aggregate of 5,190,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at $1.00 per share, and issued five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,487,000 shares of its common stock at a per-share price of $0.50 (subject to adjustment), in a private placement exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

The preferred stock entitles its holders to a 6% dividend, payable semi-annually in cash or in kind, and may be converted to Wireless Ronin common stock at the option of a holder at an initial conversion price of $0.40 per share, subject to adjustment.  Subject to certain conditions, the Company may call and redeem the preferred stock after three years.  During such time as a majority of the preferred stock sold remains outstanding, holders will have the right to elect a member to the Board of Directors of the Company. The preferred stock has full-ratchet price protection in the event that the Company issues common stock below the conversion price, as adjusted, subject to certain customary exceptions. The warrants issued to purchasers of the preferred stock contain weighted-average price protection in the event that the Company issues common stock below the exercise price, as adjusted, subject to certain customary exceptions. In the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company granted purchasers of the preferred stock certain registration rights pertaining to the shares of Company common stock they may receive upon conversion of their preferred stock and upon exercise of their warrants.

 

Wireless Ronin offered and sold the foregoing securities in reliance on the statutory exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, including Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, based on the fact that all investors were accredited investors. The offer and sale of securities in the private placement were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and therefore such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. In connection with the private placement of the securities, the Company paid commissions to a placement agent aggregating $328,299.65. The disclosure about the private placement contained in this report do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Wireless Ronin, and are made only as required under applicable rules for filing current reports with the SEC, and as permitted under Rule 135c of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 In connection with the offer and sale of the preferred stock, Wireless Ronin filed a Certificate of Designation for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock on August 19, 2014, setting forth the rights, preferences and privileges of such preferred stock.

 

On August 20, 2014, Wireless Ronin entered into an Amendment to Merger Agreement (the “Amendment to Merger Agreement”) with Creative Realities, LLC (“Creative Realities”), amending certain terms and conditions of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 26, 2014 (the “Merger Agreement”). Specifically, the Amendment to Merger Agreement provides that the sole member of Creative Realities will receive an additional 800,000 shares of common stock of Wireless Ronin upon completion of the merger transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

The foregoing disclosure is qualified by the Certificate of Designation, Securities Purchase Agreement, the form of Warrant, and the Amendment to Merger Agreement, all of which are filed as exhibits to this report. In addition, the disclosures in Item 5.02 regarding the employment agreement entered into with Paul Price and the amendment to the employment agreement of Scott Koller are incorporated herein by this reference.

 

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

On August 20, 2014, Wireless Ronin and Creative Realities completed the merger transaction originally contemplated by the Merger Agreement, as defined above and as amended by the Amendment to Merger Agreement. Upon the consummation of the merger, Creative Realities merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of Wireless Ronin, survived the merger, and thereby became a wholly owned operating subsidiary of Wireless Ronin. The merger was completed by the filing of a Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State. Creative Realities helps retailers and brands use the latest technologies to improve the shopping experience. Founded 16 years ago, Creative Realities’ evolving client base has led to recognized leadership in marketing technology, consulting, design, and deployment. The firm works with customers such as Adidas, Adspace, Aramark, Calvin Klein, Caterpillar, Chrysler, KFC, Macy’s, Nestle, Rite Aid and Sunglass Hut, among other Global Fortune 500 companies, to design, build and manage marketing technology-based experiences that drive business results.

 

At the effective time of the merger, and pursuant to the Merger Agreement as amended, Slipstream Funding, LLC (“Slipstream”), as the sole member of Creative Realities, received shares of Wireless Ronin common stock equivalent to approximately 59.2% of Wireless Ronin’s common stock issued and outstanding on a modified fully diluted and post-merger basis, together with a warrant to purchase an additional number of Wireless Ronin common shares equal to 1.5% of Wireless Ronin’s common stock outstanding immediately after the merger, calculated on a modified fully diluted basis. As a result of the merger transaction and a contemporaneous investment in the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Slipstream and its affiliates beneficially own approximately 45.8% of Wireless Ronin common stock, calculated on a fully diluted basis. At the effective time of the merger, certain directors of Wireless Ronin furnished their resignations and appointed new persons to the board to fill the vacancies created by the resignations (see Item 5.02 for further information). In connection with the consummation of the merger, the Company granted to Slipstream certain demand and piggy-back registration rights pertaining to the shares of Company common stock Slipstream received in the connection with the merger and those shares of Company common stock to be issued upon the exercise of Slipstream’s warrant issued in connection with the merger.

 

Exhibit 99.1 filed with this report contains the audited financial statements of Creative Realities, LLC and the related audit report.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The disclosures in Item 1.01 regarding the offer and sale of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants are incorporated into this item by this reference.

 

Item 5.01 Change in Control of Registrant.

 

The disclosures in Item 2.01 regarding the consummation of the merger transaction with Creative Realities, LLC are incorporated into this item by this reference.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On August 20, 2014, Messrs. Steve Birke, Scott Koller and Howard Liszt resigned their positions on the Board of Directors of Wireless Ronin and Messrs. Paul Price, Alec Michaels and David Bell were appointed by the board to fill the vacancies created by those resignations. At the time of their resignations, Messrs. Birke and Liszt each served on the board’s audit and compensation committees. On the same date, Mr. Scott Koller resigned his position as Chief Executive Officer of Wireless Ronin but retained the title of President, and Mr. Paul Price was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Wireless Ronin. Mr. John Walpuck retained his titles of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

 

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Biographical information about new directors and management team members Paul Price, Alec Michaels and David Bell is below:

 

Paul Price is Chief Executive Officer of Wireless Ronin and Creative Realities. Leading its innovative combination of marketing technology-enabled experience planning, design, deployment and support services, he has rapidly evolved Creative Realities from a digital signage company into a marketing technology solutions company focused on helping retailers and brands use the latest technologies to improve their shopping experiences. Mr. Price’s marketing career spans 25 years, consulting to leading marketers such as ExxonMobil, Coca-Cola, Macy’s and Pfizer. He has led multiple marketing services companies across direct marketing, digital, brand identity and advertising disciplines, as well as cross-functional combinations for large global clients at Omnicom. Mr. Price’s success is marked by a collaborative management style that encourages innovative, consumer-centric approaches to the marketing challenge of the 21st century, particularly the impact of new marketing technology at retail. His extensive career as a marketing and brand advisor spans almost every category, from retail to packaged goods, technology to services and healthcare. Paul has garnered numerous industry honors and awards — most recently, he was chosen as a 2011 Global Innovator by The Internationalist and named in the 2009 Advertising Age A-List. His thought leadership in marketing technology has led to a number of speaking engagements in the U.S. and worldwide.

 

Alec Machiels is a Partner at Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P., a private equity fund manager. Mr. Machiels is a member of the firm's Executive and Investment Committees. He has over 15 years of private equity investing and investment banking experience. Mr. Machiels is a current director serving on the Board of Directors of Molycorp, Inc. Previously, Mr. Machiels was a Financial Analyst in the Financial Services Group at Goldman Sachs International in London and in the Private Equity Group at Goldman Sachs and Co. in New York. Investments in which he has been highly involved in include Pure Biofuels, Molycorp Minerals, Traxys, Slipstream Communications, Coffeyville Resources and Merisant Company. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Arts where he chaired the endowment committee. Mr. Machiels is a graduate of Harvard Business School, KU Leuven Law School in Belgium and Konstanz University in Germany.

 

David Bell brings over 40 years of advertising and marketing industry experience to the board, including serving as CEO of three of the largest companies in the industry–Bozell Worldwide, True North Communications and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Since 2007, Mr. Bell has led Slipstream Communications, which is an international company providing strategic branding, digital marketing, and public relations services and served as a Senior Advisor to Google Inc. from 2006 to 2009. He is currently a Senior Advisor to AOL and has been an Operating Advisor at Pegasus Capital Advisors since 2004. He has also served on the boards of multiple publicly-traded companies, including Lighting Science Group Corporation and Point Blank Solutions, Inc., and Primedia, Inc., and served as President and CEO of The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Bell currently serves on the Board of Directors of Time, Inc.

 

In connection with the appointment of Paul Price as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Wireless Ronin entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Price. Under that employment agreement, Mr. Price will serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The agreement is effective for a one-year term, which automatically renews for additional one-year periods unless either the Company or Mr. Price elects not to extend the employment term. The agreement provides for an initial annual base salary of $400,000, subject to annual increases but generally not subject to decreases. Under the agreement, Mr. Price is eligible to participate in performance-based cash bonus or equity award plans for the Company’s senior executives. Mr. Price will participate in employee benefit plans, policies, programs, perquisites and arrangements to the extent he meets eligibility and other requirements.

 

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In the event of a termination of employment for good reason, as defined, without cause, as defined, or within 12 months following a change in control, as defined, other than for reason of death, disability or for cause, any of which occur during the first year of Mr. Price’s employment, Mr. Price will be entitled to receive a severance payment equal to 12 months of his then-current base salary. The agreement provides that any severance payments would be paid in installments over the course of a one-year period.

 

The agreement contains certain non-solicitation and non-competition provisions that continue after employment for a period of one year. The agreement also contains other customary restrictive and other covenants relating to the confidentiality of information, the ownership of inventions and other matters.

 

The foregoing description of the employment agreement with Mr. Price is qualified by the actual employment agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to this report.

 

On August 20, 2014, the Company and Mr. Koller entered into an amendment to Mr. Koller’s agreement. The amendment provides that Mr. Koller shall remain employed by the Company for a six-month period unless either party delivers 60-day prior written notice of termination. It further provides that upon termination of Mr. Koller’s employment without cause, as defined in the original agreement, by the Company or Mr. Koller’s resignation with a minimum 60-day notice, Mr. Koller is entitled to receive a severance payment equal to 12 months of his then-current base salary, payable over 12 months. The amendment also increased Mr. Koller’s annual salary to $325,000 per year.

 

The foregoing description of the amendment to Mr. Koller’s employment agreement is qualified by the actual amendment to the employment agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to this report.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

The disclosures in Item 1.01 regarding the filing of the Certificate of Designation for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with the Minnesota Secretary of State are incorporated into this item by this reference.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On August 21, 2014, Wireless Ronin posted a slideshow presentation on its website. A copy of the slideshow presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this report.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On August 21, 2014, Wireless Ronin issued a press release. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.3 to this report.

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

        (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1  

Amendment No. 1 to Merger Agreement dated as of August 20, 2014 ( filed herewith ).

3.1   Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations filed August 19, 2014 (filed herewith).
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of August 18, 2014, by and among Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. and certain purchasers ( filed herewith).
10.2   Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., issued to purchasers under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of August 18, 2014 (filed herewith).
10.3   Employment Agreement with Paul Price dated as of August 20, 2014 ( filed herewith ).
10.4   Amendment to the Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with Scott Koller dated as of August 20, 2014 (filed herewith) .
23.1   Consent of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (filed herewith) .
99.1   Audited Financial Statements of Creative Realities, LLC ( filed herewith ).
99.2   Press Release dated August 21, 2014 (filed herewith).
99.3   Slideshow presentation (filed herewith).

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.
     
     
Date:  August 21, 2014 By: /s/ Paul Price
    Paul Price
    Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1   Amendment No. 1 to Merger Agreement dated as of August 20, 2014
3.1   Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations filed August 19, 2014
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of August 18, 2014, by and among Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. and certain purchasers
10.2   Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., issued to purchasers under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of August 18, 2014
10.3   Employment Agreement with Paul Price dated as of August 20, 2014
10.4   Amendment to the Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with Scott Koller dated as of August 20, 2014.
23.1   Consent of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP.
99.1   Audited Financial Statements of Creative Realities, LLC
99.2   Press Release dated August 21, 2014
99.3   Slideshow presentation

 

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 to

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This Amendment No. 1 (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of August 20, 2014, amends and restates certain portions of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 26, 2014 (the “ Merger Agreement ”) by and among Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. (“ Parent ”), a Minnesota corporation, Creative Realities, LLC (the “ Company ”), a Delaware limited liability company and WRT Acquisition, LLC (“ Merger Sub ”) , a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Merger Agreement in accordance with Section 9.2 of the Merger Agreement in order to reflect that (a) certain of the Parent’s outstanding debt for borrowed money shall not be paid or converted prior to the Effective Time and (b) as consideration for such debt remaining outstanding after the Effective Time, Slipstream, as the sole member of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall receive an additional 800,000 shares of Parent Common Stock.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.    Section 1.5(b)(ii) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows with new language shown in double-underline text for illustrative purposes:

 

(ii) For the avoidance of doubt, it is the intention of each party hereto that, at the Effective Time, the Company Units outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive, in the aggregate, the sum of (A) 58.5% of the shares of Parent Fully Diluted Common Stock outstanding following the consummation of both the Merger and the Broadcast Merger (but excluding the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.5(b)(ii)(B)) and (B) 800,000 shares of Parent Common Stock (the “ Target Ownership ”). If the application of Section 1.5(a)(ii) above does not effect the Target Ownership, the parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Aggregate Merger Consideration and Exchange Ratio shall be automatically adjusted to the extent appropriate to cause the shares of Parent Common Stock issued hereunder to equal the Target Ownership.

 

2.  Section 7.12 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows with new language shown in double-underline text for illustrative purposes:

 

7.12   Parent Debt Settlements . Except for the WR Holdings Note, as defined in the Parent Disclosure Schedule, t he Parent shall arrange for the payment or conversion into Parent Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time of all of its outstanding secured and unsecured debt for borrowed money, on terms and conditions acceptable to the Company, and shall provide evidence of the same that is reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “ Parent Debt Settlements ”).

 

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3.  Section 7.13 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows with new language shown in double-underline text for illustrative purposes:

 

7.13   Issuance of Cashless Warrants . The Parent shall have issued to Slipstream Parent Warrants (in customary form to be mutually agreed upon by the parties promptly after the date of this Agreement) to purchase the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that, when aggregated with the Aggregate Merger Consideration, provide Slipstream with beneficial ownership equal to the sum of (a) 60% of the Parent Fully Diluted Stock as of the Effective Time and (b) 800,000 shares of the Parent Common Stock .

 

4.  The definition of “ Aggregate Merger Consideration ” in Exhibit A is hereby amended and restated to read as follows with new language shown in double-underline text for illustrative purposes:

 

Aggregate Merger Consideration ” shall mean the sum of (a) the product, rounded down to the nearest full share of Parent Common Stock, of (i) the Parent Fully Diluted Common Stock as of the Effective Time, multiplied by (ii) 1.409638554 and (b) 800,000 shares of Parent Common Stock , as such sum shall be adjusted pursuant to Section 1.5(b)(ii).

 

5.   Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Amendment may be executed by facsimile or scanned and emailed signatures which shall be considered originals.

 

6.   No Other Amendments . The amendments set forth herein are limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to be an amendment of any other term or condition of the Merger Agreement or any of the documents referred to therein. Whenever the Merger Agreement is referred to in any agreement, document or instrument, such reference shall be to the Merger Agreement as amended hereby. Except as expressly amended hereby, the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

7.   Miscellaneous Sections 9.2 and 9.5 of the Merger Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  CREATIVE REALITIES, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Paul Price
  Name:  Paul Price
  Title: CEO
     
  WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
  By:    /s/ Scott Koller
  Name:  Scott Koller
  Title: President and CEO
     
  WRT ACQUISITION, LLC
     
  By:   /s/ Scott Koller
  Name:  Scott Koller
  Title:  President and CEO

 

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

SERIES A 6% CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

OF PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS

 

(Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.401, subdivision 3(b))

 

THE UNDERSIGNED, the President of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Corporation ”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that, pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Corporation by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 401(3)(b) of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, the Board of Directors of the Corporation as of August 19, 2014, has adopted the following resolution creating a series of capital stock designated as the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock:

 

RESOLVED: that, pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation, a series of convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, to be entitled “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” of the Corporation is hereby created and designated. The number of shares of Series A Stock shall be 7,000,000. The voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, are as follows:

 

  1. Definitions . For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Alternate Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

 

Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(e).

 

Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Buy-In ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(d)(iii).

 

Closing ” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Closing Date ” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents shall have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount at the Closing and (ii) the Corporation’s obligations to deliver the Securities at the Closing shall have been satisfied or waived.

 

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 
 

 

Common Stock ” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Corporation that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).

 

Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Corporation Conversion Conditions ” means all of the following conditions: (a) the Corporation shall have duly honored all conversions scheduled to occur or occurring by virtue of one or more Notices of Conversion of the applicable Holder on or prior to the dates so requested or required, if any; (b) either (i) there is an effective Resale Registration Statement pursuant to which the Holders are permitted to utilize the prospectus contained therein to resell all of the Underlying Shares permitted by the Commission to be included thereunder and resold pursuant thereto (subject, however, to the cutback provisions contained in the Purchase Agreement pertaining to the Resale Registration Statement) or (ii) all of the Underlying Shares may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements as determined by the counsel to the Corporation (the requirements of this clause (b) being determined severally on a Holder-by-Holder basis); (c) the Common Stock is trading on a Trading Market; (d) there is a sufficient number of authorized, but unissued and otherwise unreserved, shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the Underlying Shares; and (e) the Common Stock shall have had a closing price on the Trading Market, for a period of at least 20 consecutive Trading Days, a price per share equal to at least two and one-half times the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

Deadline ” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7(d).

 

Dilutive Issuance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).

 

Dividend Notice Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)(i).

 

Dividend Payment Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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Exempt Issuance ” means the issuance of (i) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Corporation pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (ii) any securities upon the exercise or conversion of any securities issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, (iii) any Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of securities that are issued and outstanding as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, (iv) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Corporation, including without limitation all securities issued in connection with the merger transaction pursuant to which the Corporation will obtain ownership of the business of Creative Realities, LLC, (v) shares of Common Stock issued in connection with regularly scheduled dividend payments on the Series A Preferred Stock, and (vi) shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to any loan or leasing arrangement, real property leasing arrangement, or debt financing from a bank approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

Fundamental Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

 

Holder ” means the Persons who hold the Series A Preferred Stock at any given time.

 

Junior Securities ” means the Common Stock and all other Common Stock Equivalents of the Corporation other than those securities which are explicitly senior or pari passu to the Series A Preferred Stock in dividend rights or liquidation preference.

 

Liquidation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.

 

New York Courts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(d).

 

Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Original Issue Date ” means the date of the first issuance of any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock regardless of the number of transfers of any particular shares of Series A Preferred Stock and regardless of the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such Series A Preferred Stock (including when such certificates are issued or how they are dated).

 

Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Purchase Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 18, 2014, by and among the Corporation and the original Holders, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

Redemption Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.

 

Resale Registration Statement ” means one or more registration statements that registers the resale of some or all of the Underlying Shares of the Holders, who shall be named as “selling stockholders” therein and meets the requirements set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such rule.

 

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Securities ” means the Series A Preferred Stock, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Series A Preferred Stock ” means the Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock of the Corporation.

 

Share Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d)(i).

 

Stated Value ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Shareholder Approval ” means the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation required to increase the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation authorized for issuance under the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, including the subsequent filing by the Corporation of articles of amendment effecting such increase.

 

Subscription Amount ” shall mean, as to each Holder, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Series A Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement as specified below such Holder’s name on the signature page of the Purchase Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and immediately available funds.

 

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Corporation as set forth on Exhibit 21 to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation formed or acquired after the date of the Purchase Agreement. In addition, “Subsidiary” shall increase the surviving subsidiary entity to the merger transaction with Broadcast International, Inc., and the surviving subsidiary entity to the merger transaction with Creative Realities, LLC.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board or the tiers of the OTC Markets (e.g., OTCQX or OTCQB), including any successors to any of the foregoing.

 

Transaction Documents ” means this Certificate of Designation, the Purchase Agreement, the Warrants, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

Underlying Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, issued and issuable in lieu of the cash payment of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Designation, and the Warrant Shares.

 

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VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board or the OTC Markets), the daily volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or the OTC Markets, the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (c) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

Warrants ” means the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, which Warrants shall be exercisable six months following their issuance and have a term of exercise expiring five years from the applicable Closing, in the form attached of the Purchase Agreement.

 

Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

2.     Designation, Amount and Par Value . The series of preferred stock created hereunder shall be designated as its Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”) and the number of shares so designated shall be 7,000,000 (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the then-issued and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.01 per share and a stated value equal to $1.00 (the “ Stated Value ”).

 

  3. Dividends .

 

(a)      Dividends in Cash or in Kind . Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, cumulative dividends at the rate per share (as a percentage of the Stated Value per share) of 6.0% per annum. Such dividends shall be payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31, beginning on the first such date after the Original Issue Date and on each Conversion Date (with respect only to Series A Preferred Stock being converted) (each such date, a “ Dividend Payment Date ”) (if any Dividend Payment Date is not a Trading Day, the applicable payment shall be due on the next succeeding Trading Day) (1) in cash out of legally available funds (subject, however, to the final sentence of Section 3(b) below), or (2) at the Corporation’s option (subject, however, to the final sentence of this Section 3(a)), in duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Series A Preferred Stock through the three-year anniversary of the Original Issue Date, and from and after such three-year anniversary in duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, or (3) a combination of cash and Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock (as applicable and permitted by this Section 3). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not elect to pay dividends through the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock in the event that (i) its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission evidences that in the most recent quarterly period the Corporation had positive cash flow, and (ii) funds are legally available for the payment of dividends.

 

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(b)    Dividend Share Matters. In the case of payment by the Corporation of dividends in the form of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such stock shall be valued at its Stated Value. In the case of payment by the Corporation of dividends in the form of shares of Common Stock, the Common Stock shall be valued solely for such purpose at the average of the VWAPs for the 45 consecutive Trading Days ending on the Trading Day that is immediately prior to the applicable Dividend Payment Date or Conversion Date. Dividends paid in cash or through the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock shall be paid to Holders no later than five Business Days after a Dividend Payment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, from the Original Issue Date through the three-year anniversary of such date, any Holder may at its option provide the Corporation with written notice, at least 30 days prior to a Dividend Payment Date, specifying that such Holder elects to receive dividends in the form of Series A Preferred Stock, in which case the Corporation shall satisfy its dividend-payment obligations hereunder, with respect to such Holder, only through the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

(c)      Dividend Calculations . Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30-calendar-day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the Original Issue Date, and shall be deemed to accrue from such date whether or not earned or declared and whether or not there are profits, surplus or other funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends. Payment of dividends in shares of Common Stock shall otherwise occur pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) herein and, solely for purposes of the payment of dividends in shares, the Dividend Payment Date shall be deemed the Conversion Date. Dividends shall cease to accrue with respect to any Series A Preferred Stock converted, provided that the Corporation actually delivers the Conversion Shares within the time period required by Section 6(d)(i) herein, in which case dividends shall cease to accrue with respect to such converted Series A Preferred Stock on the date the Corporation actually delivers the Conversion Shares. Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Corporation pays dividends partially in cash and partially in shares, then such payment shall be distributed ratably among the Holders based upon the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each Holder on such Dividend Payment Date.

 

(d)      Other Securities . So long as any Series A Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary thereof shall directly or indirectly pay or declare any dividend or make any distribution upon (other than a dividend or distribution described in Section 6 or dividends due and paid in the ordinary course on preferred stock of the Corporation at such times when the Corporation is in compliance with its payment and other obligations hereunder), nor shall any distribution be made in respect of, any Junior Securities as long as any dividends due on the Series A Preferred Stock remain unpaid.

 

4.     Voting Rights . Each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred Stock is then convertible pursuant hereto as of the applicable record date for the vote of shareholders. Each holder of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to notice of any shareholders’ meeting in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation and shall vote with holders of the Common Stock, voting together as single class, upon all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, excluding only those matters required to be submitted to a class or series vote pursuant to the terms hereof or by law. The Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to cumulate their votes in any election of directors in which they are entitled to vote; provided, however, that if the holders of any other class or series of shares shall be entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors then the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the same cumulative voting.

 

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5.     Liquidation . Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “ Liquidation ”), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation an amount equal to the Stated Value, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon and any other fees or liquidated damages then due and owing thereon under this Certificate of Designation, for each share of Series A Preferred Stock, before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any Junior Securities, and shall not participate with the holders of Common Stock or other Junior Securities thereafter. If the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay in full such amounts, then the entire assets to be distributed to the Holders shall be ratably distributed among the Holders in accordance with the respective amounts that would be payable on such shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 45 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.

 

6.     Conversion .

 

(a)      Conversions at Option of Holder . After Shareholder Approval has been obtained, each share of Series A Preferred Stock and accrued but unpaid dividends thereon shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock (plus accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, if being converted) by the Conversion Price. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a “ Notice of Conversion ”). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue, and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers by facsimile such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (such date, the “ Conversion Date ”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, then the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed given hereunder. To effect conversions of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, a Holder shall not be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the Corporation unless all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented thereby are so converted, in which case such Holder shall deliver the certificate representing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock promptly following the Conversion Date at issue. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock or redeemed in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and shall not be reissued.

 

(b)      Mandatory Conversion .

 

(i)     At the option of the Corporation, after all of the Corporation Conversion Conditions shall have been satisfied, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time, into that number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. The Corporation shall exercise its right to mandatorily convert the Series A Preferred Stock under this Section by providing the Holders with written notice at least ten days prior to the effective date of conversion; or

 

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(ii)     Upon the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of at least 75% of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, all shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be converted into that number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price.

 

(c)      Conversion Price . The conversion price for the Series A Preferred Stock shall equal $0.40, subject to adjustment as provided herein (the “ Conversion Price ”).

 

(d)      Mechanics of Conversion .

 

(i)      Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not later than three Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “ Share Delivery Date ”), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder one or more certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares. On or after the earlier of the six-month anniversary of the date of issuance the Series A Preferred Stock being converted, such certificates shall not contain a restrictive legend under the Securities Act so long as (i) the Holder shall have delivered a representation letter to the Corporation in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation (which letter includes a representation by the Holder that the Conversion Shares are being sold pursuant to Rule 144) or (ii) a Resale Registration Statement covering the resale of such Conversion Shares is then effective. On or after the 12-month anniversary of the date of the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock being converted, the Corporation shall, upon the request of the Holder, use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver any Conversion Shares to be delivered by the Corporation under this Section 6 electronically through the Depository Trust Corporation or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.

 

(ii)      Failure to Deliver Certificates . If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to the Holder any original Series A Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation, if any, and the Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.

 

(iii)      Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Conversion Shares . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Corporation fails for any reason to deliver to a Holder the applicable certificate or certificates within three Trading Days after the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(d)(i), and if after such date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open-market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) such Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue and that were sold, multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock submitted for conversion (in which case, such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(c)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including without limitation a decree of specific performance or other injunctive relief with respect to the Corporation’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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(iv)      Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . Promptly after obtaining Shareholder Approval, the Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and payment of dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Series A Preferred Stock), not less than 110% of such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue and following the Shareholder Approval, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and, if the Resale Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Resale Registration Statement.

 

(v)      Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.

 

(vi)      Transfer Taxes and Expenses . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holders of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid. The Corporation shall pay all transfer agent fees required for processing of any Notice of Conversion.

 

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(e)    Beneficial Ownership Limitations . The Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holder’s “affiliates,” as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, as defined below. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining unconverted Stated Value of Series A Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation that are subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including without limitation the Warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Corporation each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this Section and the Corporation shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

For purposes of this Section, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Corporation’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Corporation or the transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Corporation shall within two Trading Days confirm to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including the Series A Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock by the applicable Holder. Upon no fewer than 61 days’ prior written notice to the Corporation, a Holder may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section applicable to its Series A Preferred Stock, provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder and the provisions of this Section shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Corporation and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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7.     Certain Adjustments and Covenants; Notices Required .

 

(a)       Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Corporation, at any time while this Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of, or payment of a dividend on, this Series A Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then in each case the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which fraction shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and the denominator of which fraction shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.

 

(b)       Fundamental Transaction . Subject to the ultimate sentence in this paragraph, if, at any time while this Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding, (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, (ii) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and such offer been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than a reclassification under Section 7(a) above), or (v) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including without limitation a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, at the option of a Holder:

 

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(i)      the Holder may elect, by written notice to the Corporation given prior to the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, to treat the occurrence of a Fundamental Transaction as if it were a Liquidation under Section 4 above and receive payment of the proceeds payable on account of such Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock as provided therein; or

 

(ii)     absent an election as described under clause (i) above, upon any subsequent conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (collectively, the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Series A Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction.

 

Notwithstanding anything above to the contrary, the consummation of the contemplated merger transactions with Broadcast International, Inc. and Creative Realities, LLC, substantially as described in the Corporation’s current and periodic reports filed with the Commission, shall not be deemed Fundamental Transactions for purposes of this Section 7(b).

 

(c)       Anti-Dilution Adjustment to Conversion Price . If the Corporation, at any time while any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, shall issue any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than the then-current Conversion Price, as adjusted hereunder (any such issuance, other than an issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents in respect of an Exempt Issuance, being referred to as a “ Dilutive Issuance ”), then the Conversion Price shall be adjusted to match the lowest price per share at which such Common Stock was issued or may be acquired pursuant to such Common Stock Equivalents in the Dilutive Issuance.

 

(d)       Potential Reduction in Conversion Price . If the Corporation fails to file the Resale Registration Statement with the Commission within 90 days after obtaining the Shareholder Approval, or the Resale Registration Statement is not declared effective by the Commission within six months after obtaining the Shareholder Approval (each such date, a “ Deadline ”), the Conversion Price shall be reduced by $0.025 for each full calendar month past the Deadline in which the Resale Registration Statement remains unfiled or not declared effective, as applicable; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything herein, the Conversion Price shall not be reduced pursuant to this paragraph during any such time as Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144.

 

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(e)       Calculations . All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.

 

(f)       Required Notices to Holders .

 

(i)       Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

 

(ii)       Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special non-recurring cash dividend on the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any shareholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the Liquidation of the Corporation or a Fundamental Transaction, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Series A Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least ten calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries, the Corporation shall file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K within one Trading Day.

 

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8.     Redemption . From and after the three-year anniversary of the date of the Purchase Agreement, the Corporation will have the right (but not the obligation), upon at least 30 days prior written notice, to call some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock for redemption at any time after the Common Stock shall have had a closing price on the Trading Market, for a period of at least 15 consecutive days (all of which must be after the three-year anniversary date of the Purchase Agreement), equal to at least one and one-half times (i.e., 150%) the then-current Conversion Price. The written notice shall specify the date for the purchase and sale of the Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption (the “ Redemption Date ”), on which date the Corporation shall pay to the Holder, in immediately available funds, the Stated Value of each share of Series A Preferred Stock being redeemed plus accrued but unpaid dividends thereon. At the closing, the Holder shall execute and deliver a standard stock power or other instrument of conveyance in customary form, assigning title to the shares being redeemed to the Corporation, and the Corporation shall pay the above-described purchase price for such shares. For clarity, a Holder whose shares of Series A Preferred Stock are called for redemption under this Section shall retain, through the date immediately prior to the Redemption Date, all of his, her or its rights with respect to those shares, specifically including the right to convert those shares into Conversion Shares pursuant hereto.

 

9.     Negative Covenants . So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not take any of the following corporate actions (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise), without first obtaining the approval (whether at a meeting called for such purpose or through written action or consent) of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock: (i) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, or increase the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock; (ii) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of any then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation in any manner that materially and adversely affects the Series A Preferred Stock; (iii) authorize or create any class of capital stock ranking as to dividends, redemption or distribution of assets upon a Liquidation senior to, or otherwise pari passu with, the Series A Preferred Stock; (iv) incur any additional debt for borrowed money (other than financing obtained to extend, supplement, renew or replace then-existing credit facilities or borrowing for working capital purposes); or (v) enter into any contract, written or oral, with any directors, officers, or holders of more than 10% of the voting power of the Corporation (calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), or any affiliates of the foregoing; provided, however, that the restriction contained in clause (v) of this section will not apply to compensation agreements and arrangements with officers and directors of the Corporation that are approved by a majority of disinterested directors.

 

10.   General Provisions .

 

(a)       Giving of Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder, including without limitation any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at the address set forth above, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, facsimile number (952) 974-7887, or such other facsimile number or address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section 10(a). Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the third Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

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(b)       Lost or Mutilated Series A Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Holder’s Series A Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.

 

(c)       Transfers . Shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be transferred on the Corporation’s books and records only (i) pursuant to a written assignment or stock power, or other suitable instrument of conveyance, in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation in its reasonable discretion (a form of which stock power is attached hereto as Annex B ), and (ii) after the Corporation’s receipt of a legal opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation in its reasonable discretion, that such transfer will be conducted either pursuant to an effective registration thereof under the Securities Act or pursuant to an applicable exemption from the such registration requirements (including the registration or qualification requirements of any applicable state securities laws). Absent compliance with the provisions of this Section 10(c), the Corporation shall not be obligated to recognize any transfer of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

(d)       Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts-of-law principles thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, New York (the “ New York Courts ”). By purchasing or accepting any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, each Holder hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each Holder hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such Person at the address in effect for notices to it as specified herein, and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each Holder hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

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(e)       Waiver . Other than the restrictions set forth in Section 6(e), which can be waived, as to a particular original purchaser of Series A Preferred Stock and its affiliates, pursuant to a writing signed by the Corporation and such original purchaser of Series A Preferred Stock and delivered prior to the consummation of a purchase of the Series A Preferred Stock, no provision of this Certificate of Designation may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Corporation and approved by the Holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion.

 

(f)       Severability . If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances.

 

(g)       Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

(h)       Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

(i)        Status of Converted or Redeemed Series A Preferred Stock . Shares of Series A Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be converted, redeemed or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but undesignated and unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned as executed this Certificate of Designation as of this 19th day of August, 2014.

 

  WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  /s/ Scott Koller
  SCOTT KOLLER , President

 

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ANNEX A

 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER

IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK)

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert the number of shares of Series A 6% Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Corporation”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below.  If shares of common stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation in accordance with the Purchase Agreement.  No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.

 

The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Conversion calculations: _________________________________________________________________

 

ConversionDate:  _______________________________________________________________________

 

Number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned prior to Conversion:  ____________________________

 

Number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be Converted: _____________________________________

 

Stated Value of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be Converted: __________________________________

 

Number of Conversion Shares to be Issued: ____________________________________________________

 

Conversion Price: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned after Conversion: ________________________________

 

Address for Delivery: _____________________________________________________________________

   or

DWAC Instructions:

   Broker no:   ___________________                                                             

   Account no:                                                          

 

  SIGNATURE of HOLDER:  
       
  By:                                                                                     
  Name:                                                                                     
  Title:                                                                                     
       

 

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ANNEX B

 

FORM OF STOCK POWER

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned does hereby assign, sell and transfer unto ________________________________________, a ________________________, an aggregate of _____________________________________________________ (_____________) shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Corporation”), represented by Certificate No(s). _________ (the “Stock”), legally and beneficially owned by the undersigned and standing in the name of the undersigned on the Corporation’s books and records. The undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints _____________________________________, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to transfer the Stock on the Corporation’s books and records, with full power of substitution and re-substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:                                          

  

                                                                           

               Signature

 

                                                                                              

                Printed Name

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of August 18, 2014, by and among Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Company ”), and the parties indicated as Purchasers on one or more counterpart signature pages hereof (each of which is a “ Purchaser ,” and collectively the “ Purchasers ”).

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act contained in Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Regulation D thereunder, the Company desires to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1           Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Certificate of Designation (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

 

Action ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

 

Affiliate ” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

Certificate of Designation ” means the Certificate of Designation to be filed prior to the Closing by the Company with the Secretary of State of Minnesota, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto

 

Closing ” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

Closing Date ” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchasers’ obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the Securities, in each case, have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than the third Trading Day following the date hereof.

 

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Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock.

 

Company Counsel ” means Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, with offices located at 3300 Wells Fargo Center, 90 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Designation.

 

Conversion Shares ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Designation.

 

Cut Back ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.3.

 

Disclosure Schedules ” means the Disclosure Schedules of the Company delivered concurrently herewith.

 

Effective Date ” means the earliest of the date that (a) the Resale Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, (b) all of the Underlying Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or (c) following the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date provided that a holder of Underlying Shares is not an Affiliate of the Company, all of the Underlying Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(1) of the Securities Act without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and Company Counsel has delivered to such holders a standing written unqualified opinion that resales may then be made by such holders of the Underlying Shares pursuant to such exemption which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such holders.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

GAAP ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(q).

 

Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(m).

 

Lien ” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

Material Adverse Effect ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

 

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Per Share Purchase Price ” equals $1.00, subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

 

Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

Preferred Stock ” means the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued hereunder having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Certificate of Designation.

 

Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

Purchaser Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.6.

 

Registration Expenses ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.4.

 

Required Approvals ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

 

Resale Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2.

 

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

 

SEC Reports ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

 

Securities ” means the Preferred Stock, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Shareholder Approval ” means the approval of the shareholders of the Company as required by applicable law to increase the number of the authorized shares of Common Stock in a sufficient amount to permit the issuance of all Underlying Shares, and the filing by the Company of articles of amendment with the Minnesota Secretary of State effecting such increase.

 

Short Sales ” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock). 

 

Subscription Amount ” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Preferred Stock and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

 

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Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) , and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the OTC Bulletin Board or the OTC Markets (e.g., OTCQX or OTCQB), or any successors to any of the foregoing.

 

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Warrants, all exhibits and schedules thereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

Underlying Shares ” means the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares.

 

Warrants ” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

2.1            Closing . On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, the Company agrees to sell, and the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase, an aggregate minimum of $5,000,000 and up to an aggregate maximum of $7,000,000 of (i) shares of Preferred Stock at the Per Share Purchase Price, and (ii) Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(iv). Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company, via wire transfer of immediately available funds equal to such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser and the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective shares of Preferred Stock and a Warrant as determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a), and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.2 at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of Company Counsel or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree.

 

2.2            Deliveries .

 

(a)          On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:

 

(i)        this Agreement duly executed by the Company;

 

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(ii)       a certificate registered in the name of such Purchaser evidencing a number of shares of Preferred Stock purchased by such Purchaser;

 

(iii)      evidence of the filing and acceptance of the Certificate of Designation from the Secretary of State of Minnesota;

 

(iv)      a Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 50% of such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount for the Preferred Stock divided by the Conversion Price; and

 

(v)       a legal opinion from Company Counsel, in customary form and substance for transactions of the nature contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)         On or prior to the Closing Date, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the following:

 

(i)         this Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser; and

 

(ii)        such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account specified in writing by the Company.

 

2.3            Closing Conditions .

 

(a)         The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)         the accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein in which case they shall be accurate as of such date);

 

(ii)        all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

(iii)       there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(iv)      the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

(b)         The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

 

(i)         the accuracy in all material respects when made and on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (unless as of a specific date therein);

 

(ii)        all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date shall have been performed;

 

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(iii)       the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement;

 

(iv)      there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

 

(v)       the filing with the Delaware Secretary of State of a certificate of merger relating to the merger transaction with Creative Realities, LLC shall be a condition to the Closing; provided, however, that the Closing shall be deemed to have occurred prior to the effective time of such merger.

 

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1            Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser:

 

(a)           Subsidiaries . All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) . The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. If the Company has no subsidiaries, all other references to the Subsidiaries or any of them in the Transaction Documents shall be disregarded.

 

(b)          Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”).

 

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(c)           Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s shareholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(d)           No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)           Filings, Consents and Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) any filings with the Commission pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2, (ii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Shares and Underlying Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iii) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws, and (iv) the Shareholder Approval (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).

 

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(f)           Issuance of the Securities . The Preferred Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and upon obtaining the Shareholder Approval, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.

 

(g)           Capitalization . The capitalization of the Company as of August 8, 2014 is as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) (which capitalization includes an estimate of the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the conversion of certain outstanding debt of the Company and the pending merger of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, WRT Acquisition, LLC, with and into Creative Realities, LLC). The Company has not issued any capital stock since that date except as may be disclosed in SEC Reports, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents disclosed on Schedule 3.1(g) or in SEC Reports. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) , the issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities.

 

(h)           SEC Reports; Financial Statements . The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

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(i)           Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments . Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.

 

(j)           Litigation . There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “ Action ”) which (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

 

(k)           Compliance . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as is set forth on Schedule 3.1(k) or as otherwise could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(l)           Title to Assets . The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made in accordance with GAAP and, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

(m)           Intellectual Property . The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports and which the failure to so have could have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a written notice of a claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person, except as could not have or reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(n)           Fees . Except for Merriman Capital, Inc., no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(o)           Private Placement . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Preferred Stock, Warrants and Underlying Shares by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

 

(p)           Disclosure . The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2.

 

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(q)           Indebtedness . Schedule 3.1(p) sets forth as of August 11, 2014 all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Indebtedness ” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $50,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $50,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(p) , neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

(r)           Tax Status . Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

(s)           Stock Option Plans . Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

 

Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.1 shall not modify, amend or affect the Company’s right to rely on such Purchaser’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

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3.2            Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers . Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company as follows (unless as of a specific date therein):

 

(a)           Organization; Authority . Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporation or formation, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

(b)           Understandings or Arrangements . Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Such Purchaser understands that the Preferred Stock, Warrants and Underlying Shares are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(c)           Opportunity to Obtain Information . Such Purchaser acknowledges that representatives of the Company have made available to such Purchaser the opportunity to review the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to ask questions of and receive answers from such representatives concerning the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)           Purchaser Status . At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it converts any shares of Preferred Stock or exercises any Warrants, it will be an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

 

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(e)           Experience of Such Purchaser . Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

(f)           General Solicitation . Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

 

(g)           Certain Transactions and Confidentiality . Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction).

 

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

4.1            Shareholder Approval . Promptly after the Closing Date (but in no event later than 30 days after the consummation of the merger transaction with Creative Realities, LLC), the Company shall duly call and hold a meeting of its shareholders for the purpose of obtaining the Shareholder Approval, and will thereafter promptly prepare and file articles of amendment with the Minnesota Secretary of State effecting such increase; provided, however, that the Company shall be permitted to hold its shareholder meeting later than 30 days after the Closing Date as a result of comments received from the Commission in relation to the Company’s proxy statement so long as the Company uses commercially reasonable efforts to respond to such comments and hold the shareholder meeting as promptly as practicable.

 

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4.2            Resale Registration Statement . As soon as practicable after receipt of the Shareholder Approval, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration, qualification and compliance (including without limitation the execution of an undertaking to file post-effective amendments, appropriate qualification under applicable blue sky or other state securities laws and appropriate compliance with applicable regulations issued under the Securities Act and any other governmental requirements or regulations) to permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all of the Underlying Shares (such registration statement, the “ Resale Registration Statement ”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance:

 

(a)          In any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act;

 

(b)          If the Company shall furnish to the Purchasers a certificate, signed by the Chairman of the Board of the Company, stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors it would be detrimental to the Company or its shareholders for the Resale Registration Statement to be filed at such time, then the Company’s obligation to commence the actions described in this Section 4.2(b) shall be deferred for a period not to exceed 90 days from the date of such certificate; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize this right more than once; or

 

(c)          If a Purchaser fails to cooperate in providing the Company with all information reasonably required to be included in the Resale Registration Statement or otherwise required to be obtained by the Company for purposes of preparing and filing the Resale Registration Statement and any amendments thereto; provided, however, that such failure shall not affect the Company’s obligations with respect to any Underlying Shares of any other Purchasers.

 

Once declared effective by the Commission, the Company shall use best efforts to keep the Resale Registration Statement registering the resale of the Underlying Shares effective during the period beginning on its effective date until the earlier of (i) such time as all of the Underlying Shares shall have been sold or (ii) no Conversion Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock remain unsold and at least two years have passed since the Closing.

 

4.3            Cut-Back . If, for any reason, the Commission (including an independent determination by the Company, in consultation with Company Counsel, based on existing written guidance or applicable rules of the Commission) or an underwriter participating in an underwritten primary offering conducted pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement requires that the number of Underlying Shares to be registered for resale pursuant to the Resale Registration Statement be reduced, then such reduction (the “ Cut Back ”) shall be allocated pro rata among the Purchasers whose shares have been included in the Resale Registration Statement and any other holders of Common Stock that have exercised their right to require the Company to register for resale such Common Stock on the Resale Registration Statement, until the reduction so required shall have been effected. At the discretion of the Company, the Cut Back may be effected first among one particular type of Underlying Shares (e.g., Warrant Shares first, and then Conversion Shares).

 

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4.4            Expenses . All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Section 4.2 or 4.3, including without limitation all registration and filing fees, printing expenses (if required), fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with state securities or “blue sky” laws, fees of the FINRA, transfer taxes, and fees of transfer agents and registrars, are called “ Registration Expenses .” The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the Resale Registration Statement.

 

4.5            Use of Proceeds . The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder for working capital purposes and to fund the general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

4.6            Indemnification of Purchasers . Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.6, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, shareholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling persons (each, a “ Purchaser Party ”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any shareholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Party, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such shareholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel, or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel in the aggregate (i.e., for all Purchaser Parties). The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent, that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents.

 

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4.7            Reservation of Securities; Reporting Status . After receipt of the Shareholder Approval, the Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents in such amount as may then be required to issue all of the Underlying Shares. In addition, from and after the date hereof and for so long as any Preferred Stock remains issued and outstanding, the Company will continue to file SEC Reports with the Commission and use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its listing or quotation on a Trading Market.

 

4.8            Certain Transactions and Confidentiality . Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced by the Company.   Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules.

 

4.9            Transfer Restrictions .

 

(a)          The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of any Securities other than pursuant to an effective Resale Registration Statement or Rule 144, or to the Company, the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company (the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by such Purchaser), the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act. As a condition of transfer, any such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall have the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement.

 

(b)          The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Agreement, of a legend on any of the Preferred Stock, Warrants and Underlying Shares in the following form:

 

[NEITHER] THIS SECURITY [NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS [EXERCISABLE] [CONVERTIBLE]] HAS [NOT] BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

 

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(c)          Certificates evidencing the Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.9(b) hereof): (i) while a registration statement (including the Resale Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act. The Company shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Company’s transfer agent promptly after the Effective Date if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If all or any shares of Preferred Stock are converted or any portion of a Warrant is exercised at a time when the Resale Registration Statement is effective to cover the resale of the Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act, then such Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends.

 

(d)          Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including, if the sale is being effected pursuant to a registration statement (including the Resale Registration Statement), the plan of distribution contained within such registration statement and any applicable prospectus-delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom.

 

4.10            Right to Board Appointment . The paragraphs below set forth the agreement of the Company and the Purchasers regarding the right of the holders of Preferred Stock to appoint and nominate one person to serve on the Board of Directors.

 

(a)          Promptly after the Closing, the Company shall take such action as is required to increase the size of the Board of Directors (i.e., through action of the Board of Directors or by vote of the shareholders of the Company). Effective immediately upon the increase in the size of the Board of Directors, but subject to the requirements of paragraph (d) below, the holders of Preferred Stock (other than such holders who have waived this right as provided in paragraph (f) below) will have the right, but not the obligation, to appoint one person to serve as a director on the Board of Directors (the “ Preferred Director ”). Upon such appointment, effected by written consent or action of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (other than those holders who have waived this right as provided in paragraph (f) below), and the effectiveness of the increase in the size of the Board of Directors, the Company and the Board of Directors will take such action as is required to cause such appointee to be appointed as a director of the Company, subject, however, to the requirements of paragraph (d) below.

 

(b)          At each meeting of the shareholders of the Company held after the date of this Agreement, but subject to the requirements of paragraph (d) below, the Company shall cause the nomination of a Preferred Director (to the extent that such Preferred Director would be up for election at such time) or a different appointee designated by the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (other than holders who have waived this right as provided in paragraph (f) below), in connection with any proxy statement pursuant to which the Company intends to solicit shareholders with respect to the election of directors, and shall have the Board of Directors recommend in connection with such proxy statement that the shareholders of the Company vote for the election of each Preferred Director up for election at such time. Subject to the requirements of paragraph (d) below, if a Preferred Director or different appointee designed by the holders of Preferred Stock is not elected by the shareholders then the Company, then the Board of Directors will take such action as is required to cause the appointment of such Preferred Director (or different appointee designated by the holders of Preferred Stock).

 

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(c)          Subject to the requirements of paragraph (d) below, the holders of Preferred Stock (other than those holders who have waived this right as provided in paragraph (f) below) will retain the right to appoint and nominate a Preferred Director under this Section 4.10 for so long as (i) at least a majority of all Preferred Stock sold under this Agreement remains issued and outstanding, and (ii) such issued and outstanding Preferred Stock possesses total voting power representing at least 10% of the total voting power of all issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company. Upon such time as the above requirements are no longer satisfied, the Company may request that the Preferred Director then serving on the Board of Directors resign, and the holders of Preferred Stock shall thereupon cause such directors to resign immediately from the Board of Directors.

 

(d)          The election and appointment of each Preferred Director shall be subject to all legal requirements and the Company’s reasonable governance standards regarding service as a director of the Company, and to the reasonable approval of the Board of Directors or committee thereof that has been charged with evaluating nominees to the Board of Directors; provided, however, that the Company shall use reasonable efforts to seek such approval in a reasonably prompt manner, and in no event later than the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee, following the giving of notice from the holders of Preferred Stock to the Company in which a sitting or prospective Preferred Director is designated. In addition, unless otherwise approved by a majority of the independent directors then serving on the Board of Directors, no Preferred Director shall be an officer, director, holder of five percent or more of the equity of, significant financier (including a lender) for, or a consultant to, any Person that competes with the business of the Company or its subsidiaries.

 

(e)          If, prior to the end of the term of a Preferred Director, a vacancy in the office of such director shall occur by reason of death, resignation, removal or disability, or for any other cause, such vacancy shall be filled by the Purchasers with another Preferred Director, and the Purchasers shall have the right to replace the Preferred Director, at any time, with or without cause.

 

(f)          Any holder of Preferred Stock may individually waive its right under this Section 4.10 pursuant to a writing executed by such holder and delivered to the Company. Any such waiver will be binding upon the assigns to whom or to which such waiving holder may transfer his, her or its Preferred Stock.

 

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ARTICLE V.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

5.1            Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before 30 days of the date hereof; provided, however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

 

5.2            Fees and Expenses . Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers.

 

5.3            Entire Agreement . The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

5.4            Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (Minneapolis, Minnesota time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (Minneapolis, Minnesota time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

 

5.5            Amendments; Waivers . No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Purchasers holding at least 50% in interest of the Securities based on the initial Subscription Amounts hereunder or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

5.6            Headings . The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

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5.7            Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser. Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.” The right under Section 4.10 shall automatically transfer to successive permitted acquirers of Preferred Stock.

 

5.8            Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except for the Purchasers.

 

5.9            Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts-of-law principles thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, New York, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action, suit or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then the prevailing party in such action, suit or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

5.10          Survival . The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities for a one-year period after the Closing Date.

 

5.11          Execution . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. If any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

 

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5.12          Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

5.13          Remedies . In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

5.14          Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights including, without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

 

5.15          Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

5.16          Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto.

 

5.17          WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

By:   /s/ Scott Koller  
Name:  Scott Koller  
Title:   President and CEO  

 

Address for Notice:

 

5929 Baker Road, Suite 475

Minnetonka, Minnesota 55345

Facsimile: (952) 974-7887

 

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

SIGNATURE PAGE FOR PURCHASER FOLLOWS]

 

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[PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGES TO SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

Name of Purchaser:

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser :                                                                                                          

 

Name of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                                          

 

Title of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                                            

 

Email Address of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                           

 

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                     

 

Address for Notice to Purchaser:

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

  

Address for Delivery of Preferred Stock and Warrants to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                 

  

Subscription Amount: $                                   

 

Shares of Preferred Stock:                               

 

Warrant Shares:                                                

 

EIN Number:                                                       

 

DWAC Instructions – Broker no:                                           Account no:                               

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY OF THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. BY ACQUIRING THIS WARRANT, HOLDER REPRESENTS THAT HOLDER WILL NOT SELL OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF THIS WARRANT OR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH IT MAY BE EXERCISED WITHOUT REGISTRATION OR COMPLIANCE WITH AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE AFORESAID ACTS AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

Number of Shares of Common Stock: [●]

Date of Issuance: [●], 2014 (“ Issuance Date ”)

 

This Certifies That , for value received, [●], a [●] (including any permitted and registered assigns, the “ Holder ”), is entitled to purchase from Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Company ”), up to [●] shares of Common Stock (the “ Warrant Shares ”) at the Exercise Price then in effect. This Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (this “ Warrant ”) is issued by the Company as of the date hereof pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated [●], 2014, by and among the Company, Holder and other parties thereto (the “ Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement unless otherwise defined in the body of this Warrant or in Section 13 below. For purposes of this Warrant, the term “ Exercise Price ” shall mean $0.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein, and the term “ Exercise Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the Issuance Date and ending on 5:00 p.m. New York time on the five-year anniversary thereof.

 

1. EXERCISE OF WARRANT .

 

(a) Mechanics of Exercise . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or times during the Exercise Period by delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Exercise Notice ”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice with respect to less than all of the Warrant Shares shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a new Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares. On or before the third Trading Day (the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”) following the date on which the Company shall have received the Exercise Notice, and upon receipt by the Company of (i) payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price ” and together with the Exercise Notice, the “ Exercise Delivery Documents ”) in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds or (ii) notification from the Holder that this Warrant is being exercised pursuant to a Cashless Exercise, as defined below, the Company shall (or direct its transfer agent to) issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to Section 1(c) and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three business days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.

 

 
 

 

(b) No Fractional Shares . No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Warrant Shares (including fractions) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then-current fair market value of a Warrant Share by such fraction.

 

(c) Cashless Exercise . The Holder may, in its sole discretion, exercise this Warrant in whole or in part and, in lieu of making the cash payment otherwise contemplated to be made to the Company upon such exercise in payment of the Aggregate Exercise Price, elect instead to receive upon such exercise the “ Net Number ” of shares of Common Stock determined according to the following formula (a “ Cashless Exercise ”):

 

Net Number = (A x B) - (A x C)

                                              B

 

For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

A = the total number of shares with respect to which this Warrant is then being exercised.

 

B = the Weighted Average Price of the shares of Common Stock for the five consecutive Trading Days ending on the date immediately preceding the date of the Exercise Notice.

 

C = the Exercise Price then in effect for the applicable Warrant Shares at the time of such exercise.

 

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(d) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to deliver (or cause its transfer agent to deliver) to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open-market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue, times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amount payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity, including without limitation a decree of specific performance or other injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations . The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s “affiliates,” as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, and any other persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, as defined below. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, non-exercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or non-converted portion of any other securities of the Company (including without limitation any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph (e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ Exchange Act ”), it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this paragraph applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination.

 

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For purposes of this paragraph, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the SEC, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. Upon no fewer than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, a Holder may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this paragraph, provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this paragraph shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor Holder of this Warrant.

 

2. ADJUSTMENTS . The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

 

(a) Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock . If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(a) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

(b) Distribution of Assets . If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:

 

(i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date; and

 

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(ii) the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i); provided, however, that in the event that the Distribution is of shares of common stock of a company (other than the Company) whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system (“ Other Shares of Common Stock ”), then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Shares, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i) and the number of Warrant Shares calculated in accordance with the first part of this clause (ii).

 

(c) Potential Reduction in Exercise Price. If the Company fails to file the Resale Registration Statement with the SEC within 90 days after obtaining the Shareholder Approval, or the Resale Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC within six months after obtaining the Shareholder Approval (each such date, a “ Deadline ”), the Exercise Price shall be reduced by $0.025 per Warrant Share for each full calendar month past the Deadline in which the Resale Registration Statement remains unfiled or not declared effective, as applicable; provided, however , that, notwithstanding anything herein, the Exercise Price shall not be reduced pursuant to this paragraph (c) during any such time as Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144.

 

(d) Weighted-Average Adjustment to Exercise Price . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall issue any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than the then-current Exercise Price, as adjusted hereunder (any such issuance, other than an issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents in respect of an Exempt Issuance, being referred to as a “ Dilutive Issuance ”), then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in accordance with the following formula:

 

AEP = EP * [OS + ((DIS * DIP)/EP)]

                                                 (OS + DIS)

 

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For purposes of the foregoing formula:

 

AEP = Adjusted Exercise Price

 

EP = Exercise Price (as in effect immediately prior to adjustment)

 

OS = Total number of shares of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents outstanding immediately prior to the Dilutive (excluding, however, Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents outstanding on account of Exempt Issuances)

 

DIS = Total number of shares of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents issued in the Dilutive Issuance

 

DIP = The per-share price at which Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents were issued in the Dilutive Issuance

 

Any such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued; provided, however, that (i) if an adjustment is made on account of a Dilutive Issuance of Common Stock Equivalents, then the subsequent issuance of actual Common Stock upon conversion or exercise of such Common Stock Equivalents will not result in a second adjustment, and (ii) notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, no adjustments shall be made under this Section 3(d) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the third Trading Day following any Dilutive Issuance (other than an Exempt Issuance), indicating therein the applicable per-share price at which Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents were issued (such notice the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”).

 

3. FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS .

 

(a) Survival of Warrant . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger of the Company with or into another entity and the Company is not the surviving entity (such surviving entity, the “ Successor Entity ”), (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or by another individual or entity, and approved by the Company) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares of Common Stock for other securities, cash or property and the holders of at least 50% of the Common Stock accept such offer, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock covered by Section 2(a) above) (in any such case, a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the Successor Entity or of the Company and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event (disregarding any limitation on exercise contained herein solely for the purpose of such determination). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any Successor Entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration.

 

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(b) Payoff Option . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction, the Company or any Successor Entity shall, at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with, or within 30 days after, the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, purchase this Warrant from the Holder by paying to the Holder an amount of cash equal to the Black-Scholes Value of the remaining unexercised portion of this Warrant as of the date of the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction. “ Black-Scholes Value ” means the value of this Warrant based on the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg, determined as of the day of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction for pricing purposes and reflecting (A) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the Termination Date, and (B) an expected volatility equal to the greater of 100% and the 100-day volatility obtained from the HVT function on Bloomberg as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, and (C) the underlying price per share used in such calculation shall be the sum of the price per share being offered in cash, if any, plus the value of any non-cash consideration, if any, being offered in such Fundamental Transaction and (D) a remaining option time equal to the time between the date of the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and the expiration date of this Warrant.

 

4. NON-CIRCUMVENTION . The Company covenants and agrees that it will not, by amendment of its articles of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, after obtaining the Shareholder Approval, for so long as this Warrant is outstanding, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

 

5. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A SHAREHOLDER . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Warrant, in and of itself, shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a shareholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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6. REISSUANCE .

 

(a) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant . If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company will, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.

 

(b) Issuance of New Warrants . Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, and shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date.

 

7. TRANSFER .

 

(a) Notice of Transfer . The Holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees to give written notice to the Company before transferring this Warrant or transferring any Warrant Shares of such Holder’s intention to do so, describing briefly the manner of any proposed transfer. Promptly upon receiving such written notice, the Company shall present copies thereof to the Company’s counsel. If the proposed transfer may be effected without registration or qualification (under any federal or state securities laws), the Company, as promptly as practicable, shall notify the Holder thereof, whereupon the Holder shall be entitled to transfer this Warrant or to dispose of Warrant Shares received upon the previous exercise of this Warrant, all in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by the Holder to the Company; provided, however, that an appropriate legend may be endorsed on this Warrant or the certificates for such Warrant Shares respecting restrictions upon transfer thereof necessary or advisable in the opinion of counsel and satisfactory to the Company to prevent further transfers which would be in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws; and provided further that the prospective transferee or purchaser shall execute the Assignment of Warrant attached hereto as Exhibit B and such other documents and make such representations, warranties, and agreements as may be required solely to comply with the exemptions relied upon by the Company for the transfer or disposition of the Warrant or Warrant Shares.

 

(b) If the proposed transfer or disposition of this Warrant or such Warrant Shares described in the written notice given pursuant to this Section 7 may not be effected without registration or qualification of this Warrant or such Warrant Shares, the Holder will limit its activities in respect to such transfer or disposition as are permitted by law.

 

(c) Any transferee of all or a portion of this Warrant shall succeed to the rights and benefits of the initial Holder of this Warrant under Sections 4.2 (subject, however, to the limitations set forth in Section 4.3), 4.4, 4.6 and 4.7 of the Agreement (registration rights, expenses, indemnity and reservation of securities).

 

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8. NOTICES . Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions contained in the Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least 20 days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any stock or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or other property, pro rata to the holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.

 

9. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER . The terms of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder. In addition, the restrictions set forth in Section 1(e) can be waived, as to a particular original purchaser of Series A Preferred Stock and its affiliates, pursuant to a writing signed and delivered by the Company and such original Purchaser prior to the execution and delivery of this Warrant.

 

10. GOVERNING LAW . This Warrant and all rights, obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflicts-of-law principles thereof.

 

11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION . A dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price, the Closing Sale Price, or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company or the Holder (as the case may be) shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile (a) within two business days after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to the Company or the Holder, as the case may be, or (b) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price, Closing Sale Price or the Warrant Shares within three business days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Company or the Holder, as the case may be, then the Company shall, within two business days thereafter submit via facsimile (x) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price or Closing Sale Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (y) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten business days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent manifest error.

 

12. ACCEPTANCE . Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.

 

13. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS . For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “ Bloomberg ” means Bloomberg Financial Markets.

 

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(b) “ Closing Sale Price ” means, for any security as of any date, (i) the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Bloomberg, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Bloomberg, or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market for such security as reported by Bloomberg, or (iii) if no last trade price is reported for such security by Bloomberg, the average of the bid and ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported by the OTC Markets. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

 

(c) “ Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) any share capital into which such common stock shall have been changed or any share capital resulting from a reclassification of such common stock.

 

(d) “ Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

(e) “ Exempt Issuance ” means the issuance of (i) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (ii) any securities upon the exercise or conversion of any securities issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, (iii) any Common Stock upon the exercise or conversion of securities that are issued and outstanding as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, (iv) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, including without limitation all securities issued in connection with the merger transaction pursuant to which the Company will obtain ownership of the business of Creative Realities, LLC, (v) shares of Common Stock issued in connection with regularly scheduled dividend payments on the Series A Preferred Stock, and (vi) shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to any loan or leasing arrangement, real property leasing arrangement, or debt financing from a bank approved by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(d) “ Principal Market ” means the primary national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded.

 

(e) “ SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(f) “ Trading Day ” means (i) any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on any national securities exchange, then a day on which trading occurs on any over-the-counter markets, or (iii) if trading does not occur on the over-the-counter markets, any business day.

 

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(g) “ Weighted Average Price ” means, for any security as of any date, (i) the dollar-volume weighted-average price for such security on the Principal Market during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the dollar-volume weighted-average price of such security in the principal over-the-counter market for such security during the period beginning at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City time, as reported by Bloomberg, or (iii) if no dollar-volume weighted-average price is reported for such security by Bloomberg for such hours, the average of the highest closing bid price and the lowest closing ask price of any of the market makers for such security as reported in OTC Markets. If the Weighted Average Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date on any of the foregoing bases, the Weighted Average Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. If the Company and the Holder are unable to agree upon the fair market value of such security, then such dispute shall be resolved pursuant to Section 11 with the term “Weighted Average Price” being substituted for the term “Exercise Price.” All such determinations shall be appropriately adjusted for any share dividend, share split or other similar transaction during such period.

  

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In Witness Whereof , the Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set forth above.

 

  WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
   
  John Walpuck
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

(To be executed by the registered holder to exercise this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock)

 

The Undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached copy of the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

 

1. Form of Exercise Price . The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one):

 

a cash exercise with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; and/or

 

a “Cashless Exercise” with respect to _______________ Warrant Shares.

 

2. Payment of Exercise Price . In the event that the holder has elected a cash exercise with respect to some or all of the Warrant Shares to be issued pursuant hereto, the holder shall pay the Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

3. Delivery of Warrant Shares . The Company shall deliver to the holder __________________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

Date:          
         
      (Print Name of Registered Holder)
         
      By:    
      Name:    
      Title:    

  

 
 

  

EXHIBIT B

 

ASSIGNMENT OF WARRANT

 

(To be signed only upon authorized transfer of the Warrant)

 

 

For Value Received , the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto ____________________ the right to purchase _______________ shares of common stock of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., to which the within Warrant to Purchase Common Stock relates and appoints ____________________, as attorney-in-fact, to transfer said right on the books of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. with full power of substitution and re-substitution in the premises. By accepting such transfer, the transferee has agreed to be bound in all respects by the terms and conditions of the within Warrant.

  

Dated:      
       
       
      (Signature)*
       
       
      (Name)
       
       
      (Address)
       
       
      (Social Security or Tax Identification No.)

  

* The signature on this Assignment of Warrant must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the Warrant to Purchase Common Stock in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. When signing on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, please indicate your position(s) and title(s) with such entity.

 

 

 


Exhibit 10.3  

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into effective as of August 20, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “ Company ”), and Paul Price , a resident of the State of New York (“ Executive ”).

 

BACKGROUND

 

The Company desires to employ the Executive as its Chief Executive Officer and Executive desires to accept such employment. Among other things, this Agreement provides for base compensation for Executive, a term of employment and severance payments in certain circumstances.

 

In consideration of the foregoing, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

Article 1

EMPLOYMENT

 

1.01 The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive subject to and pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and Executive agrees to such employment as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and shall hold such titles under the terms of this Agreement. The parties anticipate that Executive will initially perform his services primarily at the Company’s offices in New York, New York, but that Executive shall also travel on business as advisable and at times work remotely, with the expectation that Executive will use his good-faith business judgment to determine the appropriate locations to effectively perform his services.

 

1.02 Executive shall generally have the authority, responsibilities, and such duties as are customarily performed by the chief executive officer of a public company of similar size and industry. Executive shall also render such additional services and duties within the scope of Executive’s experience and expertise as may be reasonably requested of him from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”). Furthermore, the Board may from time to time in its discretion redefine the duties and responsibilities of Executive as it determines the needs of the Company require, so long as such duties are generally consistent with the Executive’s title.

 

1.03 Executive shall report to the Board or any committee thereof as the Board shall direct, and shall generally be subject to the direction, orders, and advice of the Board.

 

Article 2

BEST EFFORTS OF EXECUTIVE

 

2.01 Executive shall use his best efforts, judgment, and abilities in the performance of his duties, services and responsibilities for the Company.

 

2.02 During the term of his employment, Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and attention (other than during periods of vacation, illness or disability) to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and shall not engage in any substantial activity inconsistent with the foregoing, whether or not such activity shall be engaged in for pecuniary gain, unless approved by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may manage his personal investments, engage in educational, charitable or other community activities, and business advisory capacities as long as such activities do not pose an actual or apparent conflict of interest and do not interfere with Executive’s performance of his duties under this Agreement. Executive represents that any outside professional activities with which he is currently involved or reasonably expects to become involved do not conflict with the business and affairs of the Company or interfere with Executive’s performance of his duties hereunder.

 

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Article 3

TERM AND NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT

 

3.01 Executive’s employment on the basis described in this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and will terminate on the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date unless terminated earlier as described in this Agreement. Neither the Company nor Executive shall be obligated to extend the term of this Agreement. However, the initial one-year term shall automatically be extended for successive one-year periods unless the Company or Executive elects not to do so by giving written notice to the other not less than 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term.

 

3.02 The terms and conditions of this Agreement may be amended from time to time with the consent of the Company and Executive. All such amendments shall be effective when memorialized by a written agreement between the Company and Executive, following approval by the Board or the Board’s Compensation Committee (the “ Committee ”). Executive’s employment with the Company shall at all times be on an “at will” basis, meaning that either Executive or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason or no reason; provided, however, that Executive may be entitled to certain compensation upon termination to the extent provided in Section 6.03.

 

Article 4

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

 

4.01 During the initial term of employment, Executive shall be paid a base salary at an annualized rate of $400,000 per year (“ Base Salary ”), payable in accordance with the Company’s established payroll periods, and reduced by all deductions and withholdings required by law and as otherwise specified by Executive. The Board or Committee agrees to review Executive’s performance and compensation in 2015 and annually thereafter. Executive’s Base Salary may be increased (but not decreased) in the sole discretion of the Board or Committee; provided, however, that Executive’s Base Salary may be reduced in connection with compensation reductions applied to all other senior executives of the Company.

 

4.02 During the term of employment, and in addition to payments of Base Salary set forth above, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the performance-based cash bonus (e.g., the 2014 Senior Management Bonus Plan) or equity award plan for senior executives of the Company, based upon achievement of individual and/or Company goals established by the Board or Committee.

 

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4.03 During the term of employment, Executive shall be entitled to participate in employee benefit plans, policies, programs, perquisites and arrangements, as the same may be provided and amended from time to time, that are provided generally to similarly situated executive employees of the Company, to the extent Executive meets the eligibility and other requirements for any such plan, policy, program, perquisite or arrangement.

 

4.04 The Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in carrying out Executive’s duties, services, and responsibilities under this Agreement, subject to Executive’s compliance with generally applicable policies, practices and procedures of the Company (as the same may be changed from time to time) with respect to reimbursement for, and submission of expense reports, receipts or similar documentation of, such expenses.

 

Article 5

VACATION AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

 

5.01 Executive shall be entitled to 17 business days of paid time off (“ PTO ”) for each 12 months of employment, in addition to the Company’s normal holidays. PTO includes sick days in excess of three sick days per calendar year provided by the Company’s current sick leave policy, as well as leaves of absences and vacations. PTO will be scheduled after taking into account the Executive’s duties and obligations at the Company. PTO and sick leave and all other leaves of absence will be taken in accordance with the Company’s stated personnel policies and upon agreement with the Chief Executive Officer or the Board. Upon termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment, Executive shall be entitled to compensation for any accrued, unused PTO time in accordance with the Company’s PTO policy as of date of termination.

 

Article 6

TERMINATION

 

6.01 The Company may terminate Executive’s employment at any time, with or without Cause (as defined in Section 6.07), upon written notice to Executive. For the purposes of this Agreement, an election by the Company not to extend employment pursuant to Section 3.01 shall be deemed a termination without Cause.

 

6.02 Executive’s employment will terminate as of the date of the death or Disability of the Executive. “ Disability ” shall mean a determination by the Board that Executive is unable to perform the essential functions of his job under this Agreement due to illness, injury, or other condition of a physical or psychological nature, with or without a reasonable accommodation for a period aggregating to 90 days in any 12-month period. Such determination shall be made in good faith by the Board, the decision of which shall be conclusive and binding. For clarity, the essential function of Executive’s job specifically include, but are not limited to, Executive’s consistent performance of his obligations under Sections 1.02, 2.01, and 2.02 of this Agreement.

 

6.03 On any termination of employment, Executive will be entitled to receive:

 

(a) Base Salary for services performed through the date of such termination, payable on a pro-rated basis at the end of the month in which termination occurs;

 

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(b) accrued and unpaid PTO in accordance with Article 5;

 

(c) any interest that Executive may have as a terminated employee in the Company’s 401(k) plan or other plans in which he participated, but only as required or permitted under the terms of such plans; and

 

(d) other than upon a termination by the Company for Cause or by the Executive other than for Good Reason, a pro-rated portion of any bonus otherwise due under Section 4.02 above, provided that such payment is consistent with the terms of such bonus plan (the “ Prorated Bonus ”) and that the requirement relating to the Release (as defined below) is satisfied. Any such bonus will be pro-rated based upon the number of full months Executive worked in the calendar year in which any such bonus was earned.

 

If (x) Executive terminates Executive’s employment for Good Reason or (y) the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause, Executive will be paid an amount equal to six months of his Base Salary, less customary withholdings (the “ Severance Payments ”). The Severance Payments will be paid in installments at the Company’s regular payroll intervals commencing on the first regular payroll date of the Company that occurs after the 60th day following Employee’s termination (the “ Payment Date ”), with amounts in respect of the period preceding the Payment Date to be paid in a lump sum on the Payment Date. In addition, if Executive is eligible to and elects to continue medical coverage from the Company as provided by law (commonly referred to as COBRA), and continues to pay Executive’s portion of the monthly medical insurance premiums, the Company will continue to pay the Company’s portion of the monthly medical insurance premiums paid at the time of termination for COBRA coverage for Executive and his eligible dependents for a period of one year after termination of employment (the “ Severance Benefit ”).

 

Upon a termination for any other reason, including a voluntary resignation without Good Reason or a termination for Cause, Executive will receive only the amounts set forth in (a), (b) (c) and (d) above (to the extent set forth above).

 

6.04 During the term of his employment and for 12 months after the date of Executive’s termination of employment, (i) Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, make or publish any disparaging statements (whether written or oral) regarding the Company or any of its then-affiliated companies or businesses, or the affiliates, directors, officers, agents, principal shareholders or customers of any of them and (ii) the Company’s directors and officers shall not directly or indirectly, make or publish any disparaging statements (whether written or oral) regarding Executive. Information which a Company director or officer or Executive is required to make or disclose regarding the other to comply with laws or regulations, or makes in a pleading on the advice of litigation counsel, and information which a Company director or officer needs to disclose for legitimate business reasons (for example disclosure to the Company’s insurers or business associates), shall not constitute a disparaging statement.

 

6.05 Upon any termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive will immediately return to the Company all equipment, property and documents of the Company, including, specifically all property and documents containing any Confidential Information (as defined in Section 8.01).

 

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6.06 Upon any termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from all other positions he then holds as an officer, employee or director or other independent contractor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and Executive in writing, and Executive will execute all documents reasonably requested of him to confirm such resignations.

 

6.07 Any of the following events shall constitute “ Cause ”:

 

(a) any conviction or nolo contendere plea by Executive to a felony, gross misdemeanor, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or any conduct by Executive that has or can reasonably be expected to have a detrimental effect on the Company or its image, or the image or reputation of its management, the Company’s customers, or its employees;
(b) any act of misconduct involving dishonesty which is injurious to the Company, any willful or gross negligence in the performance of duties, or any breach of fiduciary or other duty with respect to the Company;
(c) any material breach of this Agreement or of the Company’s published or written rules, codes or polices; provided, however, that such breach shall not constitute Cause if Executive cures or remedies such breach within 15 days after written notice to Executive, without material harm or loss to the Company, unless (i) such breach is part of a pattern of chronic breaches of the same, which may (but shall not be required to) be evidenced by a report or warning letter given by the Company to Executive; or (ii) such breach is of a nature that it is reasonably deemed by the Board not to be curable, including situations where the Board reasonably determines that harm or loss to the Company has already occurred or can reasonably be expected to occur and cannot be eliminated by such cure;
(d) any act of insubordination by Executive; provided, however, an act of insubordination by Executive shall not constitute Cause if Executive cures or remedies such insubordination within 15 days after written notice to Executive, without material harm or loss to the Company, unless (i) such insubordination is a part of a pattern of chronic insubordination, which may be evidenced by a report or warning letter given by the Company to Executive; or (ii) such insubordination is of a nature that it is reasonably deemed by the Board not to be curable, including situations where the Board reasonably determines that harm or loss to the Company has already occurred or can reasonably be expected to occur and cannot be eliminated by such cure;
(e) any disclosure of any Company trade secret or Confidential Information other than for the legitimate business purposes of the Company or as required by law, or conduct constituting unfair competition with respect to the Company, including intentionally inducing a party to breach a contract with the Company; or

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(f) a willful violation of federal or state securities laws or employment laws.

  In making such determination of Cause, the Board shall act in good faith and give Executive a reasonably detailed written notice in advance of the termination. A resolution providing for the termination of Executive’s employment for Cause must be approved by a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however, that if Executive is a member of the Board, he shall not vote on the resolution shall not be deemed to be a member of the Board for purposes of whether a majority of its members have approved such termination. Executive’s employment shall be deemed terminated for Cause upon the approval by the Board of a resolution terminating Executive’s employment for Cause unless a later time or date is specified. For purposes of this Agreement, no act or failure by the Executive shall be considered “willful” if such act is done by Executive in good faith in the belief that such act is or was lawful and in the best interest of the Company or one or more of its businesses. In the event of a termination for Cause, and not withstanding any contrary provision otherwise stated, Executive shall receive only those amounts set forth in Section 6.03(a), 6.03(b), 6.03(c) and 6.03(d).

 

6.08 Executive may terminate his employment upon 60 days prior written notice to the Company for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Good Reason ” means any of the following events or actions taken by the Company without Cause, and without circumstances existing that would constitute Cause:

 

(a) the Company or any of its subsidiaries reduces Executive’s Base Salary, or otherwise changes benefits provided to Executive under compensation and benefit plans to be materially less favorable to Executive, other than reductions in Base Salary permitted under Section 4.01 and other than changes to compensation and benefit plans generally applicable to senior executives of the Company;
(b) without Executive’s express written consent, the Company or any of its subsidiaries significantly reduces Executive’s job authority and responsibility, except as permitted under Section 1.02;
(c) without Executive’s express written consent, the Company or any of its subsidiaries requires Executive to change the location of Executive’s job or office, to a location more than 50 miles from the location of Executive’s job or office immediately prior to such required change that materially increases Executive’s commute;
(d) a successor company fails or refuses to assume the Company’s obligations under this Agreement; or
(e) the Company or any successor company breaches any of the material provisions of this Agreement.

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If Executive intends to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason, Executive must give not less than 60 days prior written notice to the Company of the facts or events giving rise to Good Reason, and must give such notice within 90 days following the facts or event alleged to give rise to Good Reason. The Company shall, within such 60-day notice period, have the right to cure or remedy events or any action or event constituting “Good Reason” within the meaning of this Section 6.08. Executive’s employment shall terminate on the 61 st day after the notice is given if the Company fails to cure or remedy events or any action or event constituting “Good Reason”. The failure to give such notice shall be deemed a waiver of the right to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason based on such fact or event.

 

6.09 Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Severance Payments, Severance Benefits and Prorated Bonus payable to Executive in connection with termination of Executive’s employment will be subject to the provisions of Section 7 and conditioned on Executive signing and not rescinding a conventional separation agreement and mutual release in form and substance acceptable to the Company (the “ Release ”), which agreement shall include, at a minimum, a full and general release of all claims (including employment-related claims) to the greatest extent allowed by applicable law, a covenant not to sue, and an agreement to be reasonably available for consultation and assistance to the Company during any period in which severance is paid, and an agreement to return to the Company all Company property and copies thereof in any form or media. The Release will be delivered to the Executive within 5 days following the termination of Executive’s employment and must be executed and become irrevocable by its terms no later than the 60th day following the termination of Executive’s employment.

 

6.10 The provisions of Sections 6.04, 6.05, 6.06 and 6.09 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

Article 7

SECTION 409A

 

7.01 Compliance. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement is intended to be interpreted and applied so that the payments and benefits set forth herein either shall either be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), or shall comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be exempt from or in compliance with Code Section 409A. To the extent that the Company determines that any provision of this Agreement would cause the Executive to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, the Company shall be entitled to reform such provision to attempt to comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A through good faith modifications. To the extent that any provision hereof is modified in order to comply with Code Section 409A, such modification shall be made in good faith and shall, to the maximum extent reasonably possible, maintain the original intent and economic benefit to Executive and the Company without violating the provisions of Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event does the Company, its affiliates, officers, equityholders, employees, agents, members, directors, or representatives guarantee the exemption from or compliance with Code Section 409A and no such party shall have any liability for failure of this Agreement to be exempt from or comply with such Code section.

 

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7.02 Separate Payments. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each payment payable hereunder shall be deemed to be a payment in a series of separate payments for purposes of Code Section 409A.

 

7.03 Specified Employee. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, if on the date of Executive’s termination from employment with the Company, Executive is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and the Final Treasury Regulations using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time, or if none, the default methodology under Code Section 409A, any payments or benefits that constitute non-exempt deferred compensation under Code Section 409A and that are due upon a termination of Executive’s employment shall be delayed and paid or provided (or commence, in the case of installments) on the first payroll date on or following the earlier of (i) the date which is six (6) months and one (1) day after Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than death, and (ii) the date of Executive’s death, and any remaining payments and benefits shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for such payment or benefit.

 

7.04 (iv) Separation from Service. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, a termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of Executive’s employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service” and the date of such separation from service shall be the date of termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for purposes of any such payment or benefits.

 

7.05 No Designation. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement or otherwise which constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.

 

7.06 Expense Reimbursement. With regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Code Section 409A, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year, and (iii) such payments shall be made on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred

 

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Article 8

NONDISCLOSURE AND INVENTIONS

 

8.01 Except as permitted or directed by the Company or as may be required in the proper discharge of Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive shall not, during his employment or at any time thereafter, divulge, furnish or make accessible to anyone or use in any way any Confidential Information. “ Confidential Information ” means any information or compilation of information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates that the Executive learns or develops during the course of his/her employment that is not generally known by persons outside the Company (whether or not conceived, originated, discovered, or developed in whole or in part by Executive). “Confidential Information” includes but is not limited to the following types of information and other information of a similar nature (whether or not reduced to writing), all of which Executive agrees constitutes the valuable trade secrets: research, designs, development, know how, computer programs and processes, marketing plans and techniques, existing and contemplated products and services, potential and actual customer and product names and related information, prices, sales, inventory, personnel, computer programs and related documentation, technical and strategic plans, and finances. “Confidential Information” also includes any information of the foregoing nature that the Company treats as proprietary or designates as Confidential Information, whether or not owned or developed by the Company. “Confidential Information” does not include information that (a) is or becomes generally available to the public through no fault of Executive, (b) was known to Executive prior to its disclosure by the Company, as demonstrated by files in existence at the time of the disclosure, (c) becomes known to Executive, without restriction, from a source other than the Company, without breach of this Agreement by Executive and otherwise not in violation of the Company’s rights, or (d) is explicitly approved for release by written authorization of the Company.

 

8.02 Executive acknowledges and agrees that all inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, designs, trade secrets, analyses, drawings, reports and all similar related information (whether or not patentable) which relate to the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ actual or anticipated business, research and development or existing products or services and which are conceived, developed or made by Executive while employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (“ Work Product ”) belong to the Company or such subsidiary. Executive shall promptly disclose such Work Product to the Board and, at the Company’s expense, perform all actions reasonably requested by the Board (whether during or after employment by the Company) to establish and confirm such ownership (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments). For purposes of this Agreement, any Work Product or other discoveries relating to the business of the Company or any subsidiaries on which Executive files or claims a copyright or files a patent application, during the Term of this Agreement, shall be presumed to be Work Product conceived or developed by Executive in whole or in part during the term of his employment with the Company, subject to proof to the contrary by good faith, written and duly corroborated records establishing that such Work Product was conceived and made following termination of employment.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company advises Executive, and Executive understands and agrees, that the foregoing does not apply to inventions or other discoveries for which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information of the Company was used and that was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, and (a) that does not relate (i) directly to the Company’s business or (ii) to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated business research or development, or (b) that does not result from any work performed by Executive for the Company.

 

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8.03 In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of the provisions of this Article 8, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from directly or indirectly disclosing, disseminating, lecturing upon, publishing or using such confidential, trade secret or proprietary information (whether in whole or in part) and restraining Executive from rendering any services or participating with any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity to whom such knowledge or information (whether in whole or in part) has been disclosed, without the posting of a bond or other security. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other equitable or legal remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

 

8.04 Executive agrees that all notes, data, reference materials, documents, business plans, business and financial records, computer programs, and other materials that in any way incorporate, embody, or reflect any of the Confidential Information, whether prepared by Executive or others, are the exclusive property of the Company, and Executive agrees to forthwith deliver to the Company all such materials, including all copies or memorializations thereof, in Executive’s possession or control, whenever requested to do so by the Company, and in any event, upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

8.05 The Executive understands and agrees that any violation of this Article 8 while employed by the Company may result in immediate disciplinary action by the Company, including termination of employment for Cause.

 

8.06 The provisions of this Article 8 shall survive termination of this Agreement indefinitely.

 

Article 9

NON-COMPETITION, NON-INTERFERENCE AND NON-SOLICITATION

 

9.01 In further consideration of the compensation and benefits that have been provided to Executive and will be provided to Executive hereunder, Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment with the Company he will become familiar with Confidential Information and that his services have been and will be of a special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company, and therefore, Executive agrees that, during the period of his employment, and for a period of one year following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, he shall not directly or indirectly own any interest in, manage, control, participate in, consult with, render services for, or in any manner engage in any business competing with the business of the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates, as defined below, and as such businesses exist or are developing during the period of his employment, within any geographical area in which the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates engage or have defined plans to engage in such businesses. Nothing herein shall prevent Executive from being a passive owner of not more than 2% of the outstanding stock of any class of a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as Executive has no participation in the business of such corporation. For the purposes of this Agreement, “business” or “business of the Company” means, with respect to and including the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates, the design, development, marketing and sale of digital signage products and solutions.

 

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9.02 Executive agrees that during the term of his employment and for a period of one year after the termination of Executive’s employment he will not directly or indirectly (i) in any way interfere or attempt to interfere with the Company’s relationships with any of its current or potential customers, vendors, investors, business partners, or (ii) employ or attempt to employ any of the Company’s employees, including those who were employees at the Company during the 12 months prior to Employee’s termination at the Company, on behalf of any other entity, whether or not such entity competes with the Company.

 

9.03 Executive agrees that breach by him of the provisions of this Article 9 will cause the Company irreparable harm that is not fully remedied by monetary damages. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of the provisions of this Article 9, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from directly or indirectly competing or recruiting as prohibited herein, without posting a bond or other security, and, if the Company is successful in establishing a breach, to its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other equitable or legal remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

 

9.04 Executive understands and agrees that any violation of this Article 9 while employed by the Company may result in immediate disciplinary action by the Company, including termination of employment for Cause.

 

9.05 Executive acknowledges that the covenants in this Article 9 have been conditions of, and were incidents to, his initial employment, and that these covenants are supported by additional and adequate consideration and are fully enforceable in accordance with their terms.

 

9.06 The obligations contained in this Article 9 shall survive the termination of this Agreement as described in this Article 9.

 

Article 10

MISCELLANEOUS

 

10.01 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed according to the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts-of-law provisions. The Company and Executive agree that if any action is brought pursuant to this Agreement that is not otherwise required to be resolved by arbitration pursuant to Section 10.06, such dispute shall be resolved only in the state courts in New York, New York, or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and each party hereto unconditionally (a) submits for itself in any proceeding relating to this Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts in New York, New York, or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and agrees that all claims in respect to any such proceeding shall be heard and determined in state courts in New York, New York, or, to the extent permitted by law, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (b) consents that any such proceeding may and shall be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or thereafter have to the venue or jurisdiction of any such proceeding in any such court or that such proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; (c) waives all right to trial by jury in any proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or its performance under or the enforcement of this Agreement; (d) agrees that service of process in any such proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy of such process by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at its address as provided in Section 10.08; and (e) agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by the laws of the State of New York.

 

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10.02 Successors. This Agreement is personal to Executive and Executive may not assign or transfer any part of his rights or duties hereunder, or any compensation due to him hereunder, to any other person or entity. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company. The Company shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all or substantially all the business or assets of the Company, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Company’s obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place. In such event, the term “Company,” as used in this Agreement, shall mean the Company as defined above and any successor or assignee to its business or assets that by reason hereof becomes bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

10.03 Waiver. The waiver by the Company of the breach or nonperformance of any provision of this Agreement by Executive will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any future breach or nonperformance under any such provision or any other provision of this Agreement or any similar agreement with any other Executive.

 

10.04 Entire Agreement; Modification. This Agreement supersedes, revokes and replaces any and all prior oral or written understandings, if any, between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. The parties agree that this Agreement: (a) is the entire understanding and agreement between the parties; and (b) is the complete and exclusive statement of the terms and conditions thereof, and there are no other written or oral agreements in regard to the subject matter of this Agreement. Except for modifications described in Section 1.02, 3.01 and 4.01, this Agreement shall not be changed or modified except by a written document signed by the parties hereto.

 

10.05 Severability and Blue Penciling. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable as written, the validity and enforceability of the remainder of such provision and of this Agreement shall be unaffected. If any particular provision of this Agreement shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, the Company and Executive specifically authorize the tribunal making such determination to edit the invalid or unenforceable provision to allow this Agreement, and the provisions thereof, to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent allowed by law or public policy.

 

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10.06 Arbitration. Any dispute, claim or controversy arising under this Agreement shall, at the request of any party hereto be resolved by binding arbitration in New York, New York by a single arbitrator selected by the Company and Executive, with arbitration governed by The United States Arbitration Act (Title 9, U.S. Code); provided, however, that a dispute, claim or controversy shall be subject to adjudication by a court in any proceeding against the Company or Executive involving third parties (in addition to the Company or Executive). Such arbitrator shall be a disinterested person who is either an attorney, retired judge or labor relations arbitrator. In the event the Company and Executive are unable to agree upon such arbitrator, the arbitrator shall, upon petition by either the Company or Executive, be designated by a judge of the Hennepin County District Court. The arbitrator shall have the authority to make awards of damages as would any court in New York having jurisdiction over a dispute between employer and Executive, except that the arbitrator may not make an award of exemplary damages or consequential damages. In addition, the Company and Executive agree that all other matters arising out of Executive’s employment relationship with the Company shall be arbitrable, unless otherwise restricted by law.

 

(a) In any arbitration proceeding, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its or his own legal counsel.
(b) The arbitrator, in his or her discretion, shall award legal fees and expenses and costs of the arbitration, including the arbitrator’s fee, to a party who substantially prevails in its claims in such proceeding.
(c) Notwithstanding this Section 10.06, in the event of alleged noncompliance or violation, as the case may be, of Article 8 or Article 9 of this Agreement, the
     
    Company may, at its discretion, alternatively apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary restraining order, injunctive and/or such other legal and equitable remedies as may be appropriate.

10.07 Legal Fees. If any contest or dispute shall arise between the Company and Executive regarding any provision of this Agreement, and such dispute results in court proceedings or arbitration, a party that prevails with respect to a claim brought and pursued in connection with such dispute shall be entitled to recover its legal fees and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with such dispute. Such reimbursement shall be made as soon as practicable following the resolution of the dispute (whether or not appealed) to the extent a party receives documented evidence of such fees and expenses.

 

10.08 Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes, and other amounts required by applicable law to be withheld by the Company.

10.09 Notices. For purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to Executive at his residence address appearing on the records of the Company and to the Company at its then-current executive offices to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer or Board. All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery thereof or on the third business day after the mailing thereof, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon actual receipt. No objection to the method of delivery may be made if the written notice or other communication is actually received.

 

10.10 Survival. The provisions of this Article 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, indefinitely.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Employment Agreement to be effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

  WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.  
   
  /s/ John Walpuck
  Name: John Walpuck
  Title: Chief Financial officer
   
  EXECUTIVE:
   
  /s/ Paul Price
  Paul Price

 

 

Signature Page – Executive Employment Agreement

(Paul Price)  


Exhibit 10.4

 

AMENDMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made and entered into on August 20, 2014, (the “Effective Date”) by and between Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota, with a place of business at Baker Technology Plaza, 5929 Baker Road, Suite 475, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55345 (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), and Scott W. Koller, a resident of the state of Minnesota (hereinafter referred to as “Executive”). This Amendment amends the Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement dated December 28, 2010, by and between the Company and Executive (the “Prior Agreement”).

 

The Company and the Executive for good and valuable consideration, which each party acknowledges, agree that the Prior Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

1. The first sentence of the Section entitled “BACKGROUND OF AGREEMENT” is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

“The Company desires to continue to employ Executive in an unspecified executive capacity and Executive desires to accept such employment effective as of the Effective Date.

 

2. Sections 1.01 and 1.02 are deleted and replaced in their entirety with the following

 

“1.01 The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive subject to and pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and Executive agrees to such employment as an executive of the Company, and shall hold such titles under the terms of this Agreement. Executive’s primary place of employment shall be the Company’s executive offices in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

1.02 Executive shall generally have the authority, responsibilities, and such duties and shall also render such services and duties within the scope of Executive’s experience and expertise as may be reasonably assigned to him from time to time by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”). Executive shall report to the CEO and shall generally be subject to direction, orders, and advice of the Board.”

 

3. Sections 3.01 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

“3.01 Executive’s employment on the basis described in this Agreement shall commence on the Closing Date and will terminate automatically and without notice on the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, unless terminated earlier as described in this Agreement. Neither the Company nor Executive shall be obligated to extend the term of this Agreement. Executive’s employment with the Company shall at all times be on an “at will” basis, meaning that either Executive or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason or no reason; provided, however, that Executive may be entitled to certain compensation upon termination to the extent provided in Section 6.03.”

 

 
 

 

4. Section 4.01 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

“4.01 During the term of employment, Executive shall be paid a base salary at Executive’s current rate of $325,000 per year (“Base Salary”), payable in accordance with the Company’s established pay periods, reduced by all deductions and withholdings required by law and as otherwise specified by Executive.”

 

5. Section 5.01 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

“5.01 Executive shall be entitled to 22 business days of paid time off (“PTO, in addition to the Company’s normal holidays, reduced by the number of PTO days taken by Executive during the current PTO cycle. PTO includes sick days in excess of three sick days per calendar year (as provided by the Company’s current sick leave policy) and leaves of absence, including vacation. PTO will be scheduled taking into account the Executive’s duties and obligations at the Company. PTO and sick leave and all other leaves of absence will be taken in accordance with the Company’s stated personnel policies. Upon termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment, Executive shall be entitled to compensation for any accrued, unused PTO time in accordance with the Company’s PTO policy as of date of termination.”

 

6. Section 6.01 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

“6.01Either party may terminate Executive’s employment at any time, with or without Cause (as defined in Section 6.07), upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party; provided, however, that the Company may immediately terminate Executive’s employment at any time with Cause.  For the purposes of this Agreement, an election by the Company not to extend employment pursuant to Section 3.01 shall be deemed a termination without Cause.”

 

7. Section 6.03 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

“6.03 On any termination of employment, Executive will be entitled to receive:

 

(a) Base Salary for services performed through the date of such termination, payable on a pro-rated basis at the end of the month in which termination occurs;

 

(b) Accrued and unpaid vacation in accordance with Article 5; and

 

(c) Any interest Executive may have as a terminated employee in the Company’s 401(k) plan or other plans in which he participated as required under the terms of such plans (clauses (a), (b) and (c) collectively, the “Accrued Amounts”).

 

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Upon a termination of employment due to death or Disability, in addition to the Accrued Amounts, Executive (or, in the case of death, his estate or beneficiaries) will be paid a pro-rated portion of any bonus otherwise due to him under Section 4.02 above, provided such payment is consistent with the terms of such bonus plan. Any such bonus will be pro-rated based upon the number of full months Executive worked in the calendar year in which any such bonus was earned.

 

If (x) the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause, or (y) Executive terminates employment upon at least 60 days’ prior written notice, or (z) Executive’s employment terminates as a result of the expiration of the term of employment, then, in addition to the Accrued Amounts, Executive will be paid an amount equal to one year of his Base Salary, less customary withholdings. Such Base Salary will be paid in equal monthly installments over a 12-month period, commencing as of the month next following the effective date of termination, subject, however, to limitations on payments Article 7 of this Agreement. In addition, if Executive is eligible to and elects to continue medical coverage from the Company as provided by law (commonly referred to as COBRA), and continues to pay Executive’s portion of the monthly medical insurance premiums, the Company will continue to pay the Company’s portion of the monthly medical insurance premiums paid at the time of termination for COBRA coverage for Executive and his eligible dependents for a period of one year after termination of employment or until Executive is eligible to be covered by another plan providing medical benefits to Executive.

 

Upon a termination for any other reason, including a resignation or a termination for Cause, Executive will receive only the Accrued Amounts.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all pay and benefits to Executive upon termination, other than the Accrued Amounts, will be conditioned on Executive signing a release of claims in a form similar to that contained in Article 10 of this Agreement.

 

8. Sections 6.08 and 6.09 are deleted in their entirety.

 

9. Section 7.04 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

 

“7.04   The total severance benefit payable to the Executive during the first six months following the Executive’s termination of employment shall not exceed the lesser of two times the Executive’s annual compensation or the amount specified in Section 409A. Any amounts that cannot be paid because of this limitation shall be paid in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following the Executive’s termination of employment.

 

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AGREED ON THIS 20TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2014 BY:

 

WIRELESS RONIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

/s/ John Walpuck  
By: John Walpuck  
Its: Chief Financial Officer  

 

SCOTT W. KOLLER

 

/s/ Scott W. Koller  

 

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-189318, 333-174861, 333-167454, 333-159927, 333,147458, 333-145795), Registration Statements on Form S-4 (File Nos. 333-195278 and 333-198231) of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. of our report dated August 20, 2014 with respect to the financial statements of Creative Realities, LLC, which report appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. dated August 21, 2014.

 

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

August 21, 2014

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, LLC
Fairfield, New Jersey

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Including Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

As of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012

 

 
 

 

CREATIVE REALITIES, LLC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Independent Auditors' Report     1  
         
Financial Statements        
         
Balance Sheets     2  
         
Statements of Operations     3  
         
Statements of Stockholders' Equity     4  
         
Statements of Cash Flows     5  
         
Notes to Financial Statements     6 - 17  

 

 
 

 

 

 

  Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
  225 S Sixth St, Ste 2300
  Minneapolis, MN 55402-4661
  tel 612 876 4500
fax 612 238 8900
bakertilly.com

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Members and Board of Directors

Creative Realities, LLC

Fairfield, NJ

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Creative Realities, LLC as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related statements of operations, member's equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.

 

Our audits included consideration of its internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Creative Realities, LLC as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

As discussed in Note 9 to the financial statements, on June 26, 2014 the Company entered into a merger agreement with Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. ("WRT") in which the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of WRT. The merger closed on August 20, 2014.

 

As discussed in Note 10 to the financial statements, the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 have been restated.

 

 

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

August 20, 2014

 

 

 

 

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Creative Realities, LLC

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Balance Sheets

December 31, 2013 and 2012 (Restated)

 

    2013   2012 (Restated)
ASSETS        
         
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 108,121     $ 16,322  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $73,000 and $74,000 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively     2,348,407       1,873,862  
Unbilled receivables     6,327       -  
Prepaid expenses     108,601       62,961  
Work-in-process and inventories     759,271       131,228  
Total current assets     3,330,727       2,084,373  
Property and Equipment, net     220,879       380,370  
Intangible, net     120,000       180,000  
Goodwill     1,361,675       1,361,675  
Due from Affiliate     -       243,558  
Security Deposit     84,000       84,000  
Total assets   $ 5,117,281     $ 4,333,976  
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS EQUITY                
Current Liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 1,938,000     $ 1,241,844  
Accrued expenses     340,755       159,023  
Deferred revenues     1,809,076       293,149  
Due to Affiliate     215,039       -  
Current portion of loan payable     316,667       283,333  
Total current liabilities     4,619,537       1,977,349  
Deferred Rent     24,969       35,242  
Loan Payable - long-term, net of current portion     -       316,667  
Total liabilities     4,644,506       2,329,258  
Commitments and Contingencies                
Members Equity     472,775       2,004,718  
Total liabilities and member's equity   $ 5,117,281     $ 4,333,976  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Creative Realities, LLC

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Statements of Operations

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (Restated)

 

    2013   2012
        (Restated)
Sales:        
Hardware and Freight   $ 5,919,365     $ 3,977,166  
Services and Other     5,652,333       5,646,835  
Total sales     11,571,698       9,624,001  
                 
Cost of Sales:                
Hardware and Freight     3,634,073       3,678,329  
Services and Other     6,926,723       5,161,823  
Total costs of sales     10,560,796       8,840,152  
                 
Gross profit     1,010,902       783,849  
Expenses:                
Sales and marketing expenses     905,524       994,792  
General and administrative expenses     2,624,472       2,268,632  
Bad debt     -       56,329  
Depreciation and amortization     295,153       269,104  
Total expenses     3,825,149       3,588,857  
Operating loss     (2,814,247 )     (2,805,008 )
Other Expenses:                
Interest expense, net     33,432       37,283  
Total other expenses     33,432       37,283  
Loss before income tax expense     (2,847,679 )     (2,842,291 )
Income Tax Expense                
Net loss   $ (2,847,679 ))   $ (2,842,291 )

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Creative Realities, LLC

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Statements of Changes in Members Equity (Deficiency)

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (Restated)

 

Members deficit, December 31, 2011 (Restated)   $ (6,264,014 )
Conversion of related party advances into members equity (Note 6)     11,111,023  
Net loss (Restated)     (2,842,291 )
Members equity, December 31, 2012 (Restated)     2,004,718  
Conversion of related party advances into members equity (Note 6)     1,315,736  
Net loss     (2,847,679 )
Members equity, December 31, 2013   $ 472,775  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

4
 

Creative Realities, LLC

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (Restated)

 

    2013   2012
        (Restated)
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:        
Net loss   $ (2,847,679 )   $ (2,842,291 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     295,153       269,104  
Bad debt expense     -       56,329  
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:                
Accounts and unbilled receivables     (480,873 )     (28,285 )
Due from (to) affiliate     458,596       (243,558 )
Prepaid expenses, work-in-process and inventories     (673,683 )     625,653  
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     867,617       (790,110 )
Deferred revenues     1,515,927       293,149  
Net cash used in operating activities     (864,942 )     (2,660,009 )
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:                
Purchases of property and equipment     (75,662 )     (58,469 )
Net cash used in investing activities     (75,662 )     (58,469 )
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:                
Repayments of loan payable     (283,333 )     -  
Advances from affiliate     1,315,736       2,415,929  
Net cash provided by financing activities     1,032,403       2,415,929  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     91,799       (302,549 )
Cash and cash equivalents:                
Beginning     16,322       318,871  
Ending   $ 108,121     $ 16,322  
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:                
Cash paid during the year for:                
Interest   $ 33,440     $ 26,775  
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Financing Activities:                
Conversion of related party advances to member's equity   $ 1,315,736     $ 11,111,023  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Creative Realities, LLC  

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 1. Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Nature of the Company's Business: Creative Realities, LLC (the "Company" or "CR") is a marketing technology firm specializing in design concepts, engineering, fabrication, and installation of high-tech systems for personalized themed environments. The Company emphasizes branded, immersive, and creative ideas for companies and organizations in the retail, hospitality, financial and entertainment industries located throughout the United States. The Company is wholly-owned by Slipstream Funding, LLC whose parent is Slipstream Communications, LLC ("SSC" or the "Parent"). SSC acquired the Company on July 31, 2008. The Company has offices located in New Jersey and New York.

 

Revenue Recognition: Revenues consist of contracted services including defining customer needs and wants, development, design, deployment and delivery (service) of digital marketing environments. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 605-10-599, Revenue Recognition, ASC 605-25, Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, and ASC 605910, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts. The

 

Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (ii) delivery has occurred, which is when product title transfers to the customer, or services have been rendered; (iii) customer payments are fixed or determinable and free of contingencies and significant uncertainties; and (iv) collection is reasonably assured. If it is determined that collection of a fee is not reasonably assured, the Company defers the revenue and recognized it at the time collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash payment.

 

Revenues for services are recognized when the underlying service is delivered or performed pursuant to the terms of each arrangement. When the fair value of an undelivered element cannot be determined, the Company defers revenue for the delivered elements until the undelivered elements are delivered. The Company also conducts an analysis of its pricing and collection risk, among other tests, to determine whether revenue should be reported on a gross or net basis. Payments received in advance of delivery, provision of services, or shipment is deferred until earned.

 

Revenues from the design and creation of marketing environments are recorded on the basis of the proportionate performance method. The Company estimates the status of individual contracts commencing when progress reaches a point where experience is sufficient to estimate final results with reasonable accuracy. The revenue recognized is the percentage of estimated total revenue based on the ratio of incurred costs to date to estimated total costs including estimated costs to complete. At the time a loss on any contract becomes known, the entire amount of the estimated ultimate loss on the contract is recorded.

 

Unbilled receivables are a normal part of the Company's business as some receivables are invoiced in the month following shipment or completion of services. The Company's policy is to present any taxes imposed on revenue-producing transactions on a net basis.

 

Multiple-Element Arrangements: The Company enters into arrangements with customers that include a combination of software products, system hardware, maintenance and support, or installation and training services. The Company allocates the total arrangement fee among the various elements of the arrangement based on the relative fair value of each of the undelivered elements determined using the relative selling price ("RSP") method for each unit of accounting based first on Vendor Specific Objective Evidence ("VSOE") if it exists, second on third-party evidence ("TPE") if it exists, and on estimated selling price ("ESP") if neither VSOE or TPE of selling price of the Company's various applicable tangible products containing essential software products and services.

 

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Creative Realities, LLC 

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 1. Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

 

The Company evaluates its significant estimates on an ongoing basis, including, but not limited to, goodwill, intangible asset, revenue recognition, accounts receivable, and accruals. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents: The Company considers all highly liquid investments available for current use with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had $88,423 and $0, respectively, invested in a commercial paper sweep account.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: The Company's unsecured accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms, carried at their face value less an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company determines its allowance for doubtful accounts based on the evaluation of the aging of its accounts receivable and on a customer-by-customer analysis of its high-risk customers. The Company's reserves contemplate its historical loss rate on receivables, specific customer situations and the economic environments in which the Company operates. The Company determines past due accounts receivable on a customer basis. Accounts receivable are written off after all collection efforts have failed.

 

Prepaid Expenses: The Company's prepaid expenses consist of marketing initiative expenses and insurance, which are amortized ratably over the term of the respective agreements.

 

Work-In-Process and Inventories: The Company's work-in-process is inventory and inventories valued at the lower of cost (actual cost method) or market; cost is determined on the first-in, first-out method. Inventory is net of an allowance for obsolescence, which was $244,385 and $195,382 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Inventories were $82,225 and $131,228 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Work-in process represents costs and earnings in excess of billings for each period and was $677,046 and $0 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). Inputs are broadly defined as assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

 

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Creative Realities, LLC 

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 1. Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the Fair Value Measurements Topic are described below:

 

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
   
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active.
   
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the Company's own assumptions.

 

"FASB ASC 820-10," Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, requires disclosure of the estimated fair value of an entity's financial instruments. Such disclosures, which pertain to the Company's financial instruments, do not purport to represent the aggregate net fair value of the Company. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The fair value of the loan payable approximates carrying value based on the interest rates in the agreement compared to current market interest rates.

 

Property and Equipment: Leasehold improvements, furniture, fixtures and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Furniture, fixtures and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of between five and seven years. The cost of leasehold improvements is being amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or asset life.

 

Income Taxes: The Company's tax structure is a limited liability corporation and, as such, any profit or loss from the Company flows directly to its member who is then responsible to pay any federal or state income tax. The Company is only responsible for paying any minimum business and filing income tax costs.

 

The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes. The measurement and disclosure principles of the standard normally do not affect the financial statements of an entity that is not subject to income tax. As it relates to the Company, additional income taxes due to an adjustment to income or disallowed deductions generally would be imposed on the member rather than the Company itself. However, there are certain exceptions where the Company would bear the burden of an uncertain tax position.

 

With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years before 2010. The Company is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction. In the event of any future tax assessments, the Company has elected to record the income taxes and any related interest and penalties as income tax expense on the Company's statement of operations.

 

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: The Company follows the provisions of ASC 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Pursuant to ASC 350, goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually using a measurement date of September 30 (see Note 2).

 

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Creative Realities, LLC  

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 1. Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets: In accordance with ASC 360, long-lived assets such as property and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk: The Company maintains cash balances in major financial institutions in the United States. At times, the balances exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured amounts.

 

The Company had two and two customers that accounted for 44% and 25% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

The Company had three and two customers that accounted for 54% and 54% of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Reclassifications: Certain reclassifications were made to the 2012 financial statements to conform to the 2013 presentation with no effect on net loss or member's equity.

 

Subsequent Events: The Company has evaluated subsequent events through August 20, 2014, the date the financial statements were available for issuance.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, to clarify the principles used to recognize revenue for all entities. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is not permitted except as defined in the ASU. The Company will evaluate the effects, if any, adoption of this guidance will have on the Company's financial statements.

 

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disposals of Components of an Entity, which changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies related disclosure requirements. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. The Company will evaluate the effects, if any, adoption of this guidance will have on the Company's financial statements.

 

Note 2. Intangible Assets

 

The Company's goodwill value is $1,361,675 as of both December 31, 2013 and 2012. In accordance with ASC 350, the Company tests for goodwill impairment at least annually. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit under the first step of the goodwill impairment test and determining the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit (including unrecognized intangible assets) under the second step of the goodwill impairment test is judgmental in nature and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. Similarly, estimates and assumptions are used in determining the fair value of other intangible assets. The Company estimated the fair value based on a revenue multiple.

 

9
 

 

Creative Realities, LLC 

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 2. Intangible Assets (Continued)

 

This approach uses significant estimates and assumptions including determination of appropriate market comparables. These estimates and assumptions could have a significant impact on whether or not an impairment charge is recognized and also the magnitude of any such charge. As a result of its annual impairment analysis at September 30, there was no impairment expense for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

The Company's intangible assets also consist of trade names that are amortized over five years using the straight-line method. The amortization expense was $60,000 for both the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. Accumulated amortization was $180,000 and $120,000 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company's trade name value was $120,000 and $180,000 as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. There was no impairment charge recorded for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. The estimated amortization is $60,000 for the years ending December 31, 2014 and 2015.

 

Note 3. Property and Equipment

 

A summary of property and equipment as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

  

    2013     2012  
             
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment   $ 1,180,115     $ 1,104,453  
                 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization     (959,236 )     (724,083 )
                 
    $ 220,879     $ 380,370  

  

Depreciation and amortization expense amounted to $235,153 and $209,104 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

10
 

 

Creative Realities, LLC

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 4. Loans Payable

 

On November 2, 2009, CR obtained a line of credit from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the amount of $5,000,000. The credit line matured on September 30, 2010 and the remaining balance due in the amount of $2,900,000 was divided into two replacement notes, a Line Replacement Note (the "Line Note") for $600,000 and a Term Replacement Note (the "Term Note") for $2,300,000, in accordance with a Note Modification Agreement entered into on November 19, 2010. Each of the replacement notes matured on October 31, 2011. The Line Note was extended to October 2014 and the Term Note was paid off. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the outstanding balance on the Line Note was $316,667 and $600,000, respectively. Interest on both replacement notes is calculated at the CB Floating Rate plus the Applicable Margin, as defined in the Notes Modification Agreement. The interest rate for the Line Note was 5.25% and 4.27% at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Interest expense amounted to $33,440 and $26,775 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The principal reduction payments are payable in monthly installments of $15,000 beginning on January 15, 2013, $5,000 beginning on February 1, 2013 and on the first day of the next two months, and $31,667 on May 1, 2013 through maturity. The Loan is secured by all the assets of the Company. The weighted average borrowings were $486,923 and $600,000 and the average interest rate was 6.87% and 4.46% in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

  

Note 5. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Leases : Future minimum lease payments under leases with initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

  

Year ending December 31,        
  2014     $ 449,872  
  2015       245,264  
  2016       251,725  
  2017       258,187  
  2018       264,648  
  Thereafter       466,387  
        $ 1,936,083  

 

Rent expense totaled $413,131 and $587,170 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is included in General and Administrative expenses. See Note 6 for related party transactions.

 

Litigation: From time to time, the Company is involved in various disputes and litigation matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. These may include disputes and lawsuits related to intellectual property, licensing, contract law, distribution arrangements and employee relations matters. Periodically, the Company reviews the status of significant matters if any exist and assesses its potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any claim or legal claim is considered probable and the amount can be estimated, the Company accrues a liability for the estimated loss at the low end of the range. Legal proceedings are subject to uncertainties, and the outcomes are difficult to predict. Because of such uncertainties, accruals are based only on the best information available at the time. As additional information becomes available, the Company reassesses the potential liability related to pending claims and litigation.

 

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Creative Realities, LLC

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 6. Related Party Transactions

 

CR was obligated under a n oncancelable operating lease for office space owned by Ben Mur LLC, a single-member limited liability company wholly-owned by the former owner of CR. The terms of the lease were for 10 years beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 30, 2018. As of December 9, 2012, ownership of the office was transferred to the Parent. The noncancelable operating lease between the Company and Ben Mur, LLC was terminated as a result of this transfer. Net rental expenses under this lease, included in occupancy expense, totaled $186,115 for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

At December 31, 2013, CR had a balance due to affiliate totaling $215,039. At December 31, 2012, there was a receivable balance due from an affiliate in the amount of $243,558. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Parent converted into member's equity certain amounts that were previously classified as due to Affiliate on the balance sheet. The remaining receivable balance represents various services provided by the Company to an affiliate. The amounts due from the affiliate do not have specific repayment dates and do not bear any interest.

 

Note 7. Profit-Sharing Plan

 

The Company participates in the Parent's salary arrangement plan as defined in Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code for all full-time employees meeting minimum age requirements. Employees may elect to defer a portion of their salaries, subject to percentage and dollar limits. Employer contributions are determined at the discretion of the Parent for each plan year. The total amounts contributed per employee may range from 0% to 25% of compensation. The Parent provided no discretionary contributions to the plan for 2013 and 2012.

 

Note 8. Subsequent Events

 

On February 6, 2014, the Company entered into a six-year operating lease. The lease provides for a six-month rent abatement in the first 12-months. The lease commenced on June 1, 2014 when all material construction work was completed. On June 2, 2014 the Company terminated its previous lease for an early termination fee of $84,000. Pursuant to signing the lease the Company's parent (Slipstream Funding, LLC) agreed to provide a $440,000 security deposit and prepay $200,000 in rent to reduce the first 48-rent payments at a rate of $4,167 per payment. Slipstream Funding, LLC charged Creative Realities a total of $12,500 in 2013 for rent reductions.

 

12
 

 

Creative Realities, LLC

  (a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 8. Subsequent Events (Continued)

 

The Future minimum lease payments under the lease were as follows:

 

  Year Ending December 31,          
  2014     $ 32,665  
  2015       196,806  
  2016       201,726  
  2017       206,769  
  2018       211,938  
  Thereafter       291,152  
        $ 1,141,056  

  

On July 31, 2014 the Company's parent agreed to transfer $2,125,774 of the Company's indebtedness in Creative Realities, LLC Member's Equity. This amount includes $232,798 of indebtedness to gyro, LLC, included on the Balance Sheet as "Due to affiliate".

 

Note 9. Liquidity

 

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had a net loss of $2,847,679 and $2,842,291, and a negative cash flow from operations of $864,942 and $2,660,009, respectively. Historically the Company has had continuing operating losses, negative cash flows from operations and working capital deficiencies. As of July 31, 2014, the Company had $758,192 of cash on hand.

 

On June 26, 2014 the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger ("the Merger") with Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. ("WRT") by which the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of

 

WRT. The effective date of the Merger is August 20, 2014 and subsequent to closing, the Company will not exist as a stand-alone reporting entity. Subsequent operations of the Company will be consolidated with those of WRT. The Company has sufficient cash to continue operations through the date of the Merger.

 

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Creative Realities, LLC

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 10. Correction of Errors in Comparative Financial Statements — Errors to First Year Presented in the Comparative Financial Statements and to Prior Year

 

The Company has restated its previously issued 2012 financial statements for matters related to the following previously reported items: Sales, inventory and costs of sales, intangibles and goodwill and amortization expense, bad debt, interest and general & administrative expenses. The accompanying financial statements for 2012 have been restated to reflect the corrections. Also, member's equity at January 1, 2012, was decreased by ($4,839,806) as a result of the following adjustments:

 

Inventory reserve   $ 40,099  
Intangible asset     (1,360,000 )
Goodwill     (4,099,673 )
Sales     (77,680 )
Bad debt expense     26,430  
General & administrative expenses     631,018  
    $ (4,839,806 )

 

The most significant adjustment impacting member's equity as of December 31, 2011 was an impairment charge on goodwill and intangible assets. The Company performed an updated Step 1 impairment analysis as of September 30, 2010 in which we concluded that the carrying value of the Company exceeded the fair value. As a result, the Company performed the Step 2 impairment test in which we identified the implied value of goodwill as compared to the carrying value of goodwill. The difference was $4,099,673 and was recorded as goodwill impairment expense during 2010 and is reflected in December 31, 2011 member's equity. Additionally, the Company determined that the carrying value of the indefinite lived trade name exceeded its fair value by $1,360,000 and the difference was recorded during 2010 as impairment expense. The Company also determined that the trade name had a useful life of five years and would be amortized using the straight line method over that period.

 

The second most significant adjustment impacting December 31, 2011 member's equity was a true up of a sales tax accrual which was recorded in 2012 but should have been recorded prior to December 31, 2011 The amount of the adjustment was $477,396 and it is included in the general and administrative expenses above.

 

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Creative Realities, LLC

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 10. Correction of Errors in Comparative Financial Statements — Errors to First Year Presented in the Comparative Financial Statements and to Prior Year (Continued)

 

The following is a summary of the restatements for 2012:

 

Sales   $ 18,528  
Inventory reserve     147,951  
Interest expense to distribution     (40,949 )
Bad debt expense     (47,570 )
General & administrative expenses     631,018  
Amortization expense     60,000  
Total increase in 2012 net loss   $ 768,978  

 

The most significant adjustment impacting the net loss in 2012 is the adjustment to the sales tax payable accrual as noted in the 2011 restatement description.

 

The effect on the Company's previously issued 2012 financial statements is summarized as follows:

 

Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2012

 

    Previously
Reported
  Increase
(Decrease)
  Restated
Current Assets   $ 2,214,433     $ (130,060 )   $ 2,084,373  
Other Assets     7,769,276       (5,519,673 )     2,249,603  
Total Assets   $ 9,983,709     $ (5,649,733 )   $ 4,333,976  
                         
Current Liabiliies   $ 2,012,591     $ -     $ 2,012,591  
Other Liabilities     316,667        -       316,667  
Total Liabilities     2,329,258               2,329,258  
Member's Equity     7,654,451       (5,649,733 )     2,004,718  
                         
Total Liabilities and Member's Equity   $ 9,983,709     $ (5,649,733 )   $ 4,333,976  

 

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Creative Realities, LLC

(a Delaware limited liability company)

Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 10. Correction of Errors in Comparative Financial Statements — Errors to First Year Presented in the Comparative Financial Statements and to Prior Year (Continued)

 

Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

    Previously Reported   Increase  (Decrease)   Restated
Sales   $ 9,642,529     $ (18,528 )   $ 9,624,001  
Cost of sales     8,692,200       147,952       8,840,152  
Gross Profit     950,329       (166,480 )     783,849  
Sales and marketing expenses     994,792       -       994,792  
General and administrative expenses     1,637,614       631,018       2,268,632  
Bad debt     103,900       (47,571 )     56,329  
Depreciation and amortization     209,104       60,000       269,104  
Total expenses     2,945,410       643,447       3,588,857  
Operating loss     (1,995,081 )     (809,927 )     (2,805,008 )
Other Expenses:                        
Interest expense, net     78,232       (40,949 )     37,283  
Total other expenses     78,232       (40,949 )     37,283  
Loss before income tax expense     (2,073,313 )     (768,978 )     (2,842,291 )
Income Tax Expense     -       -       -  
Net loss   $ (2,073,313 )   $ (768,978 )   $ (2,842,291 )

 

Statement of Changes in Member's Equity (Deficit) for the Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

    Previously
Reported
  Increase
(Decrease)
  Restated
Member's deficit, December 31, 2011   $ (1,424,207 )   $ (4,839,807 )   $ (6,264,014 )
Conversion of related party advances into member's equity     11,151,971       (40,948 )     11,111,023  
Net loss     (2,073,313 )     (768,978 )     (2,842,291 )
Member's equity (deficit), December 31, 2012   $ 7,654,451     $ (5,649,733 )   $ 2,004,718  

 

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Creative Realities, LLC

(a Delaware limited liability company) Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 11. Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year's financial statements to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no additional effect on previously reported results of operations or retained earnings.

 

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Creative Realities and Wireless Ronin Technologies Announce Closing of Merger

 

Merged entity to operate as Creative Realities; company now offers global retailers and brands the most innovative marketing technology solutions and services in the industry

 

NEW YORK, NY and MINNEAPOLIS, MN — August 21, 2014 – Creative Realities, LLC (“Creative Realities”) and Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: RNIN) (“Wireless Ronin”) today announced the successful completion of their merger, resulting in one of the largest and most innovative marketing technology solutions companies in the world.

 

Under the terms of the agreement and as previously announced, Creative Realities merged into a subsidiary of Wireless Ronin, with the sole equity holder of Creative Realities (an affiliate of Pegasus Capital Advisors), receiving approximately 59.2% of the outstanding shares of Wireless Ronin common stock, calculated on a modified fully-diluted basis, including the shares of common stock issued in connection with Wireless Ronin’s merger with Broadcast International, Inc. that closed on August 1, 2014. In the transaction, Creative Realities’ sole equity holder also received warrants to acquire an additional 1.5% of Wireless Ronin’s common stock. The combined companies are now operating under the Creative Realities brand name and will trade on the OTCQB under the ticker symbol RNIN.

 

Paul Price, previously Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Creative Realities has been named CEO of the combined company and will also serve as a director. Scott Koller, previously CEO of Wireless Ronin has been named President of the combined company, and John Walpuck, previously Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of Wireless Ronin has been named Chief Operating Officer and CFO of the combined company. The combined company will be headquartered in New York, NY with operational facilities in Fairfield, NJ, Minneapolis, MN, Salt Lake City, UT, and Windsor, Ontario.

 

Commenting on the merger, Paul Price stated, “We are very excited to have completed this merger and look forward to providing our customers, whether retailers, venue operators or brands, with the latest technologies to create better shopping experiences. Collectively, with Wireless Ronin’s cloud-based content management platform, Broadcast International’s award-winning Managed Media Services platform and Creative Realities’ full service approach, we now offer customers a one-stop, single source solution. We truly believe that through the combination of our resources which include the latest innovations in software, display, sensor and mobile technologies, we are better positioned to deliver the most effective marketing technology programs to help improve the in-store engagement of customers, increase customer loyalty and drive increased sales.”

 

Since its inception, Creative Realities has partnered with some of the world’s most recognized retailers, venues and brands. Creative Realities provides a host of marketing technology solutions across multiple verticals, including beauty, fashion, consumer packaged goods, digital place-based media networks, electronics, eyewear, financial services, health and wellness, and hospitality. Through the combination of the three companies, Creative Realities counts among its customers Adidas, Adspace, Aramark, Calvin Klein, Caterpillar, Chrysler, KFC, Macy’s, Nestle, Rite Aid, Sunglass Hut, and many more.

 

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New Jersey Operations Center 

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Price continued, “We see significant growth opportunities for our company both near- and long-term, and with both existing and new global customers. Companies no longer need to work with multiple vendors as we can provide them with a full-service offering that begins in the planning and design stage and runs all the way through in-store implementation. Furthermore, we have the tools and wherewithal to help retailers and brands effectively manage their programs upon roll-out, while quickly adapting to consumer preferences and any changes in their strategies. The seniority of our management team and their collective experiences across marketing categories and technologies represent a truly unique combination of talents to help retailers and brands leverage marketing technology.”

 

In conjunction with the closing of the merger, the combined company is providing limited guidance for the financial performance of the combined company. The combined company expects combined 2014 revenue to be in a range of $23-26 million, and Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA), a non-GAAP measure, to be approximately breakeven for the full calendar year 2014.  The company does not, however, intend to provide ongoing guidance on the company’s future financial performance.

 

Additionally, the company disclosed today that the Board of Directors will comprise five members. In this regard, Alec Machiels, Partner with Pegasus Capital Advisors will serve as chairman of the board and he will be joined by Paul Price, David Bell, Kent Lillemoe and Don Harris. Below are summary biographies of these persons.

 

Alec Machiels is a Partner at Pegasus. Mr. Machiels is a member of the firm's Executive and Investment Committees. He has over 15 years of private equity investing and investment banking experience. Previously, Mr. Machiels was a Financial Analyst in the Financial Services Group at Goldman Sachs International in London and in the Private Equity Group at Goldman Sachs and Co. in New York. Investments in which he has been highly involved in include Pure Biofuels, Molycorp Minerals, Traxys, Slipstream Communications, Coffeyville Resources, and Merisant Company. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Arts where he chaired the endowment committee. Mr. Machiels is a graduate of Harvard Business School, KU Leuven Law School in Belgium and Konstanz University in Germany.

 

Paul Price is Chief Executive Officer of Creative Realities. Leading its innovative combination of experience planning, design, deployment and support services, he has rapidly evolved Creative Realities from a digital signage company into an integrated creative technology firm, focused on bridging the virtual and physical worlds. Paul’s marketing career spans 25 years, consulting to leading marketers such as ExxonMobil, Coca-Cola, Macy’s and Pfizer. He has led multiple marketing services companies across direct marketing, digital, brand identity and advertising disciplines, as well as cross-functional combinations for large global clients at Omnicom. Paul’s success is marked by a collaborative management style that encourages innovative, consumer-centric approaches to the marketing challenge of the 21st century, particularly the impact of new marketing technology. His extensive career as a marketing and brand advisor spans almost every category, from retail to packaged goods, technology to services and healthcare. Paul has garnered numerous industry honors and awards — most recently, he was chosen as a 2011 Global Innovator by The Internationalist and named in the 2009 Advertising Age A-List. His thought leadership in marketing technology has led to a number of speaking engagements in the US and worldwide.

 

David Bell brings over 40 years of advertising and marketing industry experience to the board, including serving as CEO of three of the largest companies in the industry–Bozell Worldwide, True North Communications and The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. Since 2007, Mr. Bell has led Slipstream Communications, which is an international company providing strategic branding, digital marketing, and public relations services and served as a Senior Advisor to Google Inc. from 2006 to 2009. He is currently a Senior Advisor to AOL and has been an Operating Advisor at Pegasus Capital Advisors since 2004. Mr. Bell currently holds positions on early-stage company boards including Double Verify, Your Tango, Resonate Networks, Appinions, and Dstillery. He has also served on the boards of multiple publicly-traded companies, including President and CEO of The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. from 2003 to 2005 and Director of Primedia Inc. from 2001 to 2010.

 

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New Jersey Operations Center 

55 Broadway, Suite 901 

 

22 Audrey Place 

New York, NY 10006  

Fairfield, NJ 07004 

 

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Kent Lillemoe , an independent financial consultant, brings over 30 years of finance and financial management expertise with both public and private companies such as MinuteClinic, Envoy Medical Corporation, Fargo Electronics, Avanti Optics Corporation, and CyberOptics Corporation. Mr. Lillemoe served as Chief Financial Officer of MinuteClinic, resulting in a sale of the company to CVS/Caremark. Mr. Lillemoe also served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Fargo Electronics until its sale in 2006. Additionally, Mr. Lillemoe has served on the Board of Directors of Wireless Ronin since 2011.

 

Donald A. Harris has been an Independent Director of Broadcast International, Inc. since June of 2012. He is currently President of 1162 Management, the General Partner of 5 Star Partnership, a private equity firm, a position he’s held since June 2006. Mr. Harris was President and Chief Executive Officer of UbiquiTel Inc., a telecommunications company organized by Mr. Harris and other investors since its inception in September 1999. He also served as UbiquiTel’s Chairman since May 2000. Mr. Harris served as the President of Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. from March 1992 to March 1997.

 

In connection with the merger, the combined company sold $5.19 million of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to institutional and accredited investors, including an additional investment from an affiliate of Pegasus Capital Advisors.  The preferred stock entitles its holders to a 6% dividend, payable semi-annually in cash or in kind, and may be converted into common stock at the option of a holder at an initial conversion price of $0.40 per share.  Subject to certain conditions, the company may call and redeem the preferred shares after three years.  During such time as a majority of the preferred stock sold remains outstanding, holders will have the right to elect a member to the Board of Directors.  Purchasers of the preferred stock also received five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6.49 million shares of common stock at a per-share price of $0.50.  The securities offered were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

 

About Creative Realities

Creative Realities ( www.cri.com ) helps retailers and brands use the latest technologies to improve the shopping experience. Founded 16 years ago, the firm's evolving client base has led to recognized leadership in marketing technology, consulting, design, and deployment. The firm has worked with brands such as Footlocker, Bank of America, Calvin Klein, Macy’s, Sunglass Hut, Under Armour and 7-Eleven, among other Global Fortune 500 companies, to design, build and manage marketing technology-based experiences that drive business results.

 

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New Jersey Operations Center 

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22 Audrey Place 

New York, NY 10006  

Fairfield, NJ 07004 

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains certain forward-looking statements of expected future developments, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect managements’ present expectations and estimates regarding the expected benefits of the merger, management plans relating to the merger, operating efficiencies expected to result from the merger, increased revenue opportunities, potential new markets, cost savings and the ability of the combined company to effectively compete in a highly competitive market. Nevertheless, and despite the fact that management’s expectations and estimates are based on assumptions management believes to be reasonable and data management believes to be reliable actual results from the potential transaction are subject to future risks and uncertainties, any of which could materially affect actual performance. Risks and uncertainties that could affect such performance include, but are not limited to, the following: the adequacy of funds for future operations; estimates of future expenses, revenue and profitability; the pace at which the combined company completes installations and recognizes revenue; trends affecting financial condition and results of operations; ability to convert proposals into customer orders; the ability of customers to pay for products and services; the revenue recognition impact of changing customer requirements; customer cancellations; the availability and terms of additional capital; ability to develop new products; dependence on key suppliers, manufacturers and strategic partners; industry trends and the competitive environment; the impact of the combined company’s financial condition upon customer and prospective customer relationships, the impact of losing one or more senior executives or failing to attract additional key personnel; and operating costs, customer loss and business disruption may be greater than expected following the merger. These and other risk factors are discussed in Wireless Ronin’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.

 

Company Contact: Media Contact:
Glenn Wiener Jay Morakis
GW Communications GW Communications
Tel: 212-786-6011 Tel: 212-266-0191
Email: gwiener@GWCco.com Email: jmorakis@GWCco.com

 

 

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New Jersey Operations Center 

55 Broadway, Suite 901 

 

22 Audrey Place 

New York, NY 10006  

Fairfield, NJ 07004 

 

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Exhibit 99.3